Artistic Research on Human Plant Interfaces
Florian Weil – WCOMTC : Synthetic Metamorphosis – Berlin -28.10.2013
Home and apprenticeship
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cfaobam/8172296082/
Bachelor Computer Science in Media
http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangebrompton/4048948543/
R&D Prototype: Radio der Zukunft
Web-App Development
Edutainment Games
Ars Electronica Festival Master Programm Interface Culture
http://www.flickr.com/photos/centralasian/3889394794/
Sense Ware Lecture by Hideakie Ogawa Japanese approach of Experience Design
• Art in daily life – Practice, Entertaining, Beauty
• Mitate – Flexible Translation in „Things“ – Space of imagination
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shok/4951595824/
Crash by Dirk Skreber, Saatchi Gallery – London
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54238124@N00/5998203790/
Generative Art by Mark Knol (www.stroep.nl)
Long Time Exposure Photos of Urban Landscapes by Céline Ramoni
Dynamics of Static Light
Season Patterns
Research on Plants for Designers • Well-being
– Rehabilitation, Relaxing, Beauty, etc.
• Gardening as an connection to… – People, Locations, etc.
• Essential infrastructure for surviving
– Food, Medicine, Protection, etc.
• Main research source:
– People Plant Relationship – Interaction by Design
Travelling Plants
Dream of Flying by Chiara Esposito
Ars Electronica Festival, 2013 – USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Plant Drone by Stephen Verstraete
Prototype for a New BioMachine by Ivan Henriques
JUREMA ACTION PLANT by Ivan Henriques
Plants & Machines: http://ivanhenriques.com/re-search/naturetechnology/
Hello BioSensing & Biofeedback
For Human Computer Interaction • Touch Interaction • Gestural Interaction
Musical Interfaces
Environmental Design and Installations
Kraft Test Drummie and Robert Plant by Cristian Martínez
From the hills tribute to John Cage by Cristian Martínez
Botanicus Interacticus: by Disney Research Lab
Akousmaflore by scenocosme
Pulsu(m) Plantae by Leslie Garcia
Extending Plants
Biochemistry Biotechnology
Bioinformatics and Genome Research
Bioart
The Cactus Project by Laura Cinti
Let Plants glow! Plant glows when touched by Janet Braam
Glowing Plant (on Kickstarter) by Antony Evans and others
Reflections
• Research on Plants as an Input Channel is pretty well researched
• Use of Biotechnology – Controversy (see discussion about Glowing Plant) – Complicated topics – Special Infrastructure needed
(Bio)ethics
• Experiments with living organisms are ok? • Is a plant an automat?
• Have plants a brain and do they feel pain?
• Influences in our ecosystem?
Back to the Basics!!
• Focusing on the output Channel
• Focusing on Environmental Design
• Focusing on Human – Human Interaction
By Hill Hiroki Kobayashi at Alt.CHI‘09
Dead Drops by Aram Bartholl
Output feedback-channel
A leaf as a speaker
an experiment during a workshop by Hannah Perner-Wilson (Kobakant)
A leaf as a speaker with conductive ink
Proto Pot by Kent Wilson
Motor for kinetic output
Plant(s) for visual feedback
b) Idea of Growable Media Design by Satoshi Kuribayashi, Akira Wakita
Integrating plants and digital media for
Information Visualization
a) Projection Mapping
CAMBODIAN TREES by Clement Briend
Spacemakers by Craig Walsh
Lit Tree by Kimchi and Chips
Growable Media Design by Satoshi Kuribayashi and Akira Wakita
Monitoring • Light • Temperature • Soil (moisture and PH) • Plant size / health
Interventions • Light
• Water / Nutrients • Fertilizer • Poison / weed killer
Plant(s) for visual feedback
Intervene the plant lifecycle
Dialog by Terike Haapoja
Garden of Eden by Thorsten Kiesl, Harald Moser, Timm-Oliver Wilks
Hydroponical Sculptures by Phill Ross
PlantDisplay: Turning houseplants into ambient display by Satoshi Kuribayashi and Akira Wakita
Anatomy of a Landscape by Terike Haapoja
Ongoing Projects
Modular Gardening Framework
Layer Design of the Framework • Monitoring • Communication (Internet of Things) • Nutrient delivery system
• Planned projects: Charisma and Subbotnik Garden
Thank you very much!
Questions?
More information
www.derhess.de
Links and References
• http://kalw.org/post/biohacking-project-glowing-controversy
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/751069.stm
• http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=3857