Breathing
i-DAT based artist Guto Nobrega’s piece ‘Breathing’ is currently providing a great source of inspiration for my project. Guto has created an organic/technological creature that reacts through movement and light when the organic object (in this case a plant) is breathed on. The robotic part comes to life through the interaction of breath:
It uses a number of sensors attached to separate leafs through an arduino board that picks up breath. This then activates motion in a customised umbrella skeleton. This is good evidence that arduino works effectively between the natural and the technological using sensor arrangements that are programmed to measure subtle alterations in environment. As Guto puts it:
“Breathing is a work of art driven by biological impulse. Its beauty is neither found isolated on the plant nor in the robotic system itself.”
http://www.gutonobrega.co.uk/
I’m also interested in the relationship between the natural organism and the robotic one. In particular I want my project to question which of the two holds more importance/influence over the other. Alternatively perhaps perfect balance can be achieved?
