Shadow Dance
Debora Leal adjusting the intake of CO2 with a makeshift regulator. Image copyright: Bruno Vianna
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Interactivos?'12 Nuvem Autonomias: ciências da roça, Nuvem, Vale do Pavão, Brazil
Shadow Dance was a workshop proposing a creation of a tool that helps adjusting dynamically the lighting conditions for garden plants to perform optimal photosynthesis by luring humans to cast shadows in garden space by using sound. A sketch of a device that was developed through an Interactivos? procedure in Nuvem residency, managed to measure the amount of light energy during the day and express the plants´ needs of shadow/light by an intuitively understandable and playful signal imitating a human voice that lured close by homo sapiens around closer to the plant and thus adjust lighting conditions by casting a shadow. The project was proposed for Interactivos? by Mikko Lipiäinen and developed with collaborators Debora Leal, Raquel Rennó and Thiago Hersan by the kind help of artist Leslie Garcia, using improvised materials, a microcontroller with wireless connection shield, an affordable CO2 sensor and Pure data. |
Discussion on the challenges of the automatic sound production with Leslie Garcia and Debora Leal. Image copyright: Bruno Vianna
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Details of the makeshift CO2 regulator. Image copyright: Bruno Vianna
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Testing the CO2 sensor - Arduino communication. Image copyright: Bruno Vianna
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Adjusting the CO2 sensor. Image copyright: Bruno Vianno
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Creating an adequately steady source of CO2 for the experminental purposes by using yeast, sugar and used plastic bottles. Image copyright: Mikko Lipiäinen
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