Some months ago I was invited to create an artwork for a collective exhibition on the theme of ’air’.
Air, although ethereal, can move matter. Air, which appears most unsubstantial and immaterial, moves matter, moves leaves and flowers.
MachineARIA is an installation that invites the viewer to contemplate a hybrid eco-system - natural and artificial - of electromechanically modified plants. These augmented plants contain the source of the wind that sways and caresses them.
A custom circuit with a PIC microcontroller is connected to five motors with their propellers and LED’s, each one grafted to the culm of a bamboo plant. The motors and LED’s are being turned on and off sequentially: the resulting motion simulates a delicate breeze.
Full Description
Some months ago I was invited to create an artwork for a collective exhibition on the theme of ’air’.
Air, although ethereal, can move matter. Air, which appears most unsubstantial and immaterial, moves matter, moves leaves and flowers.
MachineARIA is an installation that invites the viewer to contemplate a hybrid eco-system - natural and artificial - of electromechanically modified plants. These augmented plants contain the source of the wind that sways and caresses them.
A custom circuit with a PIC microcontroller is connected to five motors with their propellers and LED’s, each one grafted to the culm of a bamboo plant. The motors and LED’s are being turned on and off sequentially: the resulting motion simulates a delicate breeze.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2005
- Submitted to ArtBase: Thursday Dec 15th, 2005
- Original Url: http://people.na.infn.it/~rcoen/aria/aria.html
- Permalink: http://people.na.infn.it/~rcoen/aria/aria.html
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Work Credits:
- ruben coen cagli, creator
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