Standards and Double Standards is an interactive installation that consists of 10 to 100 fastened belts that are suspended at waist height from stepper motors on the ceiling of the exhibition room. Controlled by a computerized tracking system, the belts rotate automatically to follow the public, turning their buckles slowly to face passers-by. When several people are in the room their presence affects the entire group of belts, creating chaotic patterns of interference. Non-linear behaviours […]

Pulse Room is an interactive installation featuring one to three hundred clear incandescent light bulbs, 300 W each and hung from a cable at a height of three metres. The bulbs are uniformly distributed over the exhibition room, filling it completely. An interface placed on a side of the room has a sensor that detects the heart rate of participants. When someone holds the interface, a computer detects his or her pulse and immediately sets off the closest bulb to flash at the exact rhythm of his […]

Wavefunction is a kinetic sculpture comprised of fifty to one hundred Charles and Ray Eames moulded chairs (designed in 1948) and placed in a regular array of rows, facing the entrance to the exhibition space. When someone approaches the work, a computerised surveillance system detects their presence and the closest chairs automatically begin to lift off the ground, creating the crest of a wave that then spreads over the whole room. A system of electromechanical pistons raises each chair forty […]

Diary of happiness was a large-scale installation created by Jean-Michel Othoniel for his solo show in Miami in 2008. Jean-Michel Othoniel’s solo show in Miami features a large-scale installation entitled Diary of Happiness: a gigantic abacus measuring 2.20 m high by 4.50 m long, with each Murano glass bead representing a day of the year. Created for the occasion, this work is intended to slow down time by counting down the days like a rosary. It is also a questioning of lost paradises […]

Rows of motorised measuring tapes record the amount of time that visitors stay in the installation. As a computerised tracking system detects the presence of a person, the closest measuring tape starts to project upwards. When the tape reaches around 3 meters high it crashes and recoils back. Each hour, the system prints the total number of minutes spent by the sum of all visitors. Commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Source: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer […]

“Made By Numbers” represents a design methodology that translates data into form. The 5′ high sculpture is physical and interactive (sound, light). The form expresses the year-in-the-life of our agency, showing changes over time. The piece can also be “played” via a simple hand movement up or down, releasing 52 sonic chords and light effects – all tied to the data. Together, the sculpture (to be featured in an upcoming gallery show), a run of 250 limited posters featuring the sculpture, and the […]

Lake Brite is a data visualization project which allows the public to learn about Lake Champlain through a display of 7,500 LED’s. From temperature statistics to animal life, Lake Brite will encourage interaction and data literacy, connecting everyone around the common cause of Lake Champlain health. Sources: ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain; www.echovt.org/lakebrite

A connected exercise pad made with textile sensors responds to your interaction by inviting you to experience physical activity data in a playful way; a giant marble run, to elicit a childlike feeling of wonder and satisfaction. The installation is part of research project using materials to explore the experience of systems and technologies designed to aid behaviour change. In collaboration with intelligent textiles innovators Footfalls and Heartbeats the interactive installation proposes a […]

Pi is a kinetic sculpture based on the noise of randomly distributed digits of the eponymous number. The noise appears as a seemingly inexhaustible well of non-periodic elements, setting the objects in motion. In turn, the object’s shapes communicate the source. Every of the ten installation objects represents a decimal place’s integer, zero to nine. The seemingly infinite quantity of digits triggers the rotating movements of the objects with a predestined sequence but without any […]

“A Matter of Air” is an interactive installation about environmental and public health policy. This project was a team effort of Aurelie Barbier, Katrin Bichler, Aron Cohen and Julie McEldoon. The installation visualizes data from the New York Community Air Survey from 2005–2016. Mapping Fine Particulate Matter, attributable health events, and income levels, we asked: Are the communities with the highest air pollution experiencing the worst health impacts, or are there other factors […]