Waves of Leaves
Now .. at ITP Summer Gallery
May.2008 .. Shown at ITP Spring Show
May.2008 .. Presented at ITP Thesis Week
Press: Wired blog network
‘Waves of Leaves’ is an interactive, reactive ceramic sculpture that is made of clay. By detecting the proximity of the viewer, and by implication the viewer’s gaze, the sculpture reacts by showing gentle movements. The piece is intended to address the concerns of beauty in natural forms and materials, and a controlled form of minimal interaction in technologically augmented art.
Composed of hand-sculpted ceramic leaves ranging in size from 2 to 5 inches. Each leaf is supported on the base by metal rods, which are in turn controlled by servo motors, micro controllers and take input from ultrasonic proximity sensors placed around the piece to detect the distance between the viewer and the piece. The servo motors are controlled by Arduino. When the processing unit senses motion from viewer, the leaves move and tremble like a tree waving in the wind. Each leaf has a range of motion, able to move up and down, once and repeats. There is the side effect of sound and motion when they hit each other on the way of their motion.
More photos and videos: http://www.shine-sy.com/wavesofleaves/
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:: arduino, servo controller, interactive art, kinetic sculpture, ceramics, physical computing, controlled (limited) user input, proximity, nature, aesthetic pleasure (beauty), gaze, artist’s intent
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