Lichtsuchende
Lichsuchende, 2015-2016, GLOBALE: Exo-Evolution, ZKM | Karlsruhe, Germany
Also presented at Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art (Modern Two) 2018-2019; Edinburgh International Science Festival, Summerhall 2017; ACM Creativity & Cognition, Glasgow 2015; Update_5 Zebrastraat Gent, Belgium 2014 (Nomination for the New Technology Art Award); Hidden Door Festival, Edinburgh 2014
Robotic light sculpture in collaboration with Dave Murray-Rust
Lumen Prize for Art and Technology: The BCS AI Award 2019 https://lumenprize.com/artwork/lichtsuchende/
Robotic flowers (servo motors, microprocessor, LED, light sensors, radio transmitters), torches, rocks
The Lichtsuchende are small static robotic creatures, forming an interactive digital photo-kinetic sculpture. Their movement is modelled after sunflowers turning to face then sun, in their constant search for effulgent nourishment. As well as consuming light, they can produce light, giving possibilities of exchange and communication, and an ascension up Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. They are presented in the form of an interactive installation – a group of around 25 Lichtsuchende are placed in an otherwise dark room; participants enter with torches and engage with the robots, setting up cascades of movement and light, and exchanging photonic information with the cyber-society
This project was funded by the Innovation Initiative Grant of the University of Edinburgh, and supported by the Design-Informatics programme and New Media Scotland’s Alt-W Fund. Image credit (top image): Jonas Zilius © ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie.
https://zkm.de/de/node/26700/m-r#lichtsuchende
https://zkm.de/de/person/rocio-von-jungenfeld
Links to the Welt Digitale Zeitung:
https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/bilder-des-tages/gallery163364048/Die-besten-Bilder-des-Tages.html
Lichtsuchende at Hidden Door Festival (Mar-Apr 2014)
Rocio von Jungenfeld 