A "living" object that represents the air quality data in different cities around the world.
The better the air quality is, the easier the object is "breathing" and vice versa.
The better the air quality is, the easier the object is "breathing" and vice versa.
The process
Our principal idea was to represent a data stream with a biomimetic approach. We wanted the object to be "alive".
After a big brainstorming our inspiration came to a lung which will breath depending on the amount of pollution in different cities around the world.
Our principal idea was to represent a data stream with a biomimetic approach. We wanted the object to be "alive".
After a big brainstorming our inspiration came to a lung which will breath depending on the amount of pollution in different cities around the world.
We designed the global shape of the object.
A 3d model was made and we used a laser cut machine to create the wooden framework of the lung.
We used a lycra material for the husk, the projection on this cloth of the map of differents cities look like a radiography.
A 3d model was made and we used a laser cut machine to create the wooden framework of the lung.
We used a lycra material for the husk, the projection on this cloth of the map of differents cities look like a radiography.
To obtain the air pollution data, we used the softwareĀ processingĀ which gets this data from the website aqicn.org
This data then animates the breath of the lung using anĀ arduino cardĀ and a system associating motors and 3d printed mecanism.
This data then animates the breath of the lung using anĀ arduino cardĀ and a system associating motors and 3d printed mecanism.
We used a lycra material for the husk, the projection on this cloth of the map of differents cities look like a radiography.
