rAndom: Pixelroller

rAndom international have developed a paint roller that rolls out pixels on just about any medium. Their first prototype was called the LightRoller, and used phosphorent inks.

rAndom are Flo Ortkrass, Stuart Wood and Hannes Koch, all graduates from the RCA in London. They have done a number of projects related to alternative displays, including PixelTape, Temporary Marker and Watch Paper.

One obvious reference is Jürg Lehni’s famous grafitti robot Hektor, or his more recent interactive drawing tool Rita (not much online about her yet, she premiered at Tensta Konsthall recently.) A more political alternative would be the GrafittiWriter from the Institute for Applied Autonomy.