REVIEW OF ROBERTO BOCCI’S “CYCLES” EXHIBIT
From HyperActive Haikus and News  (Volume 1, Number 1)

It would be unfair to say that Roberto Bocci’s “Cycles, Elements and Spaces in Between” is the most inspiring multimedia art exhibit I ever beheld. A reality check would quickly reveal that I never saw a multimedia art exhibit of this magnitude, making a comparison impossible.
The Italian artist’s eye-opening exhibit, which is showing at the Arlington Arts Center until 27 January, teems with a dynamic showing of the sights and sounds of nature.
Visitors are greeted by moving images of tranquil clouds, inviting flowers, and busy-looking bees, among other sights. As viewers observe the scenes they are simultaneously entertained by a symphony of nature’s sounds.
But wait. There’s more. “Cycles” is pretty smart – for an art exhibit. As viewers walk around the circular display “Cycles” detects their motion then swaps the images in each of the four quarters for other “elemental” images.
These images are elemental. Literally.
Bocci’s exhibit was evidently inspired by the theories of Aristotle and other Greek philosophers, who identified the four fundamental elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Theories on these elements were the basis of Western thinking about the natural world until the rise of chemistry in the early 18th Century.  Each of the four quarters of “Cycles” corresponds to one of these four elements.
“Cycles” is a multimedia presentation in the truest sense. The full experience requires viewer participation. As these viewers enter the room, which is dedicated to “Cycles,” five laser and infrared sensors activate the multimedia artwork. Images are generated and “Cycles” begins to mix the four elements.  As “Cycles” tracks and remembers viewer participation it stores this information in memory until secondary elements are generated. When “Cycles” is idle it goes asleep and awaits the next viewer experience.
If you’re looking for a fun and educational family experience the answer is elemental: see Bocci’s “Cycles” exhibit. But hurry. The exhibit is only at the Arlington Arts Center until 27 January, make sure you don’t miss out on it. 
Arlington Arts Center: www.arlingtonartscenter.org