Tidelines
Tidelines is a kinetic sculpture commissioned by the Museum of Science in Boston, MA for their new Engineering Design Workshop exhibit.
Sixteen origami structures form an overlapping field of motion and light, inspired by the lily pads on the tidal estuary underneath the Museum and the clouds in the skies above it. In nature, simplicity of form often hides complex structures. The sculpture creates a unified choreography of motion and light, ever changing and evolving with time. We were interested in exploring how multidimensional systems converge and create beauty through hidden complexity. How do these systems affect us in ways we cannot anticipate?
C, Processing, Stepper Motors, RGB lights by Color Kinetics
TOOLS
I was a key player in all phases of this project from initial conception to software development, fabrication, assembly, and installation. Our goal for the design was to give an effect that the fans were glowing. This meant the lights above the fans needed to dynamically turn off based on the position of the fan. To address this, I implemented a masking method to coordinate the light and motor motion for each animation. I also lead the animation development, physical design for the lighting system, and electromechanical design and implementation for this project.
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