Lichtdruk
R.B. Veldhuis (TU Delft - Industrial Design Engineering)
S. Pont – Mentor (TU Delft - Perceptual Intelligence)
S.C.M. Brand-de Groot – Mentor (TU Delft - Form and Experience)
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Abstract
People and nature (in western society) are growing more and more disconnected from each other. We forget we are a part of nature, and instead live in a world we have completely designed ourselves. Because of this, we miss out on a lot of experiences and benefits most of us do not even realise nature offers. We once were a part of nature, and still are, and probably will always be.
This project attempts to make this human-nature connection visible, through the medium of air. It is all around us, and while the biggest part of the "outdoors" stays there, air manages to creep through cracks and holes of our buildings, providing a bridge between in- and outside. Next to that, as air is invisible, people are not aware of this connection between in and out, functioning as a metaphore. The challenge is to make the invisible visible, and use the changes in environmental air pressure to power a kinetic art piece. It will be ever changing, moving with the flow of the weather, showing the transience of nature.
The artist/designer Arjen Witteveen (atelierAW) aims to bridge this gap and inspire people with an art piece to feel more connected to their environment and get a feel for the environmental air pressure as a natural phenomenon.
This report will attempt to provide an advice on how to best achieve such an artwork. The physical principles of air are analysed, after which gradually evolving experimental setups are constructed to eventually turn into a user tested prototype. All this to gain an insight into the many challenges there are on the way to such an artwork. The report will finish with a list of recommendations to the client (Arjen Witteveen), so that he can continue the development of this installation.