Hectic Silence Under the Ground (2022)
Plexiglass, Javascript, Kinect Mocap
Plexiglass, Javascript, Kinect Mocap
Individual worker ant carries tiny soil particles, but as a collective organization they build a huge nest consisting of many chambers. Inspired by an "ant farm toy" from childhood, it emulates the organic visual composition and the process of how ant colonies create sophisticated tunnel systems as a collective super-intelligence. The Kinect motion capture device detects the hand gestures of the audience, allowing them to dig tunnels.
Emulation of an ant colony digging their tunnels (Demo version)
Source code available on https://ant-farm-demo2.glitch.me/
These are then transferred onto multiple images of different types of soil in the final stage.
Music: 'Iano' by Ryuichi Sakamoto