| art description | A blue taffeta and black velvet party dress is displayed on a dressmaker's
mannequin or 'Judy,' located next to a computer and several
monitors of varying sizes. In large type, the stock ticker symbol
and price which is being tracked, marches from right to left across
the monitor screens as the stock price is continuously updated. Large
white numbers and letters on a blue background (matching the blue
of the taffeta skirt) scroll in simulation of the pixel board displays
used to track stock values on traditional exchange room floor.
PERL scripts (running under Linux) extract and analyze stock prices
from online stock market quote pages on the internet. These values
are sent to a program which determines whether to raise or lower
the hemline via a stepper motor and a system of cables, weights and
pulleys attached to the underside of the skirt. When the stock price
rises, the hemline is raised; when the stock price falls, the hemline
is lowered. |