Creative Exploration - Design Research - Installation Design
How can we relate to it in a tangible way?
Solar Constellations explores these questions through a solar tracking artifact that maps the shifts in sunlight at a specific time and place. The outcome is an ever-growing collection of distinctive patterns that reveals a new representation of the unseen nature of the sun.
How does it work?
Incoming values from the energy captured by a solar panel get translated into the movement of a needle that punctures a rotating surface. The intensity or lack of energy available dictates the rhythm of the needle and therefore the frequency of the perforations, creating a unique representation of solar energy levels as a predefined amount of time goes by.
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Civic Interaction Society
Things Con 2023
Hugo Plazas
Karim Marei
Chantal Deiss
Maria Barbulovic
2023
This project invites us to rethink our connection and understanding of the sun, its energy and it's behaviour over time in our daily life. The machine and its output are a creative exploration that not only tracks light patterns in a tangible way, but also opens a door to new creative interpretations of the energy surrouding us.
Laying still for long periods of time, or used to explore spaces with a moving solar panel, this piece offers a versatile way to actively relate and create based on the rhythms of the sun.