VARIATION INDEX
A site-specific media artwork for British Land located in the reception area of 20 Triton Street at the Regents Place Campus. The artwork consists of 293 digital cells that cascade across the wall and expand the idea of plants giving feedback to their environment through photosynthesis. An array of plants, placed below the artwork, are discreetly being ‘observed’ via bespoke cameras which measure chlorophyll levels within the leaves then translate this into a real-time data visualisation.
The technology takes inspiration from NDVI cameras, a specialised system that farmers use to monitor the health of their plants. Our custom-built version uses infrared light to assess the amount of chlorophyll being immitted in a process called variegation and translates this into an oscillating language of light projection and indexes.
The artwork builds on previous works produced through the studio which explore digitising natural phenomena, touching on the relationship between people, nature and themes of wellness.
The technology takes inspiration from NDVI cameras, a specialised system that farmers use to monitor the health of their plants. Our custom-built version uses infrared light to assess the amount of chlorophyll being immitted in a process called variegation and translates this into an oscillating language of light projection and indexes.
The artwork builds on previous works produced through the studio which explore digitising natural phenomena, touching on the relationship between people, nature and themes of wellness.
Photography by James Medcraft
Client: British Land
Location: Regent’s Place Campus, London, United Kingdom
Year: 2019
Role: Design, Production Design, Assembly.
Media: Cylindrical bespoke Glass nodes, with embedded LED arrays, driven by weather data, to create pattern that represent the change of tire treads as weather conditions shift, over the triptych media artwork.
Location: Regent’s Place Campus, London, United Kingdom
Year: 2019
Role: Design, Production Design, Assembly.
Media: Cylindrical bespoke Glass nodes, with embedded LED arrays, driven by weather data, to create pattern that represent the change of tire treads as weather conditions shift, over the triptych media artwork.
