Abstract

Numerous reactive light objects, reminiscent of plants, are arranged in small groups to mimick a field of blooming flowers waving in the wind. Motion of the objects, e.g. through wind or by touching, triggers them to illuminate for a given time. While woods and fields as backdrops are typical locations where flowers are an unsurprising feature, the glowing nature of the objects stand in contrast to visual habits.

Inner-city locations on the other hand contrast these habits, since flowers or plants are a rather unexpected sight in such concrete-heavy places. The gentle glow and motion of the objects stand out in front of these harsh backgrounds.

To further enhance the link between the luminated flowers, which get put in motion by the wind, the light objects were placed in front of a wind turbine while exhibiting the work at the International Festival of Wind Art 2010. Besides the windy location on top of a hill in the middle of the Sachsenhausen wind park, the objects where powered solely by the wind turbine next to them, thus only powering them when wind drove the turbine.

The installation was also shown at the platform: [no budget]-Festival 2010, where it was remodeled as an interactive installation. Users could push a big button next to a porch swing to switch the light objects on and off.