CLIENT
TU DELFT
DATE
2019—2020
WORK
BIO-DESIGN RESEARCH / INSTALLATION DESIGN
DESCRIPTION
MSc graduation project researching and documenting the flash characteristics of bioluminescent micro-algae; a living material of which the potential for product design purposes has yet been fully explored.
A prototyped shaking device was made to systematically measure the changes in intensity, texture and spatial patterns of the light output under different movement stimuli, such as rotation, pulsation and vibration. In result taking the first steps in describing the complex relation between movement and the experiential qualities of the light produced by the bioluminescent algae.
To demonstrate the findings of the research, an interactive installation was created which connects the visitor’s movement towards and around the artefact to mechanical stimulations of the micro-algae.
The research has been published during the ACM DIS 2021 Conference as “Living Light Interfaces: An Exploration of Bioluminescence Aesthetics”.
DISPLAYED AT