Wave

While sitting on my porch, as I was sketching different form explorations derived from the word ‘Sway’, I was inspired by the rhythmic movement of trees due to the wind and was struck by a yearning to have the trees in sync with me and the music playing in my head.

This led to a train of thought about how a lot of people get really awkward on dance floors - feeling like they’re on a display even though almost everyone is busy with themselves - much like in life. It led me to wonder if it’s possible to make people feel accepted by their surroundings - to make people feel powerful and in control. I wanted to know what it feels to be able to stand at the center of a storm and direct it at will.

With the lack of initial constraints, it quickly became a lofty and heavily technical art installation. While planning the build, the digital processing caught my attention, and I got intrigued by the world of image processing.

Building it to scale wasn’t feasible due to the lack of resources, so I settled on trying the basics of image processing while keeping the sense of control intact. This led to the creation of Wave - a simple inquiry into Python, OpenCV and Arduino.