Dance Wall & Posies
Responsive Media Walls
MIHO Dance Wall
I made this ‘dance wall’ for a party in a skate park in San Diego. As people move near the wall , an infrared camera picks up their movement and translates it into visual patterns projected in front of them. The work is about the improvised ideas that emerge when someone is exploring a dynamic system of feedback. The code and resulting projected visuals are almost like a dance partner! I wrote the code in Processing IDE.
Posies
Posies is an interactive piece that responds to the viewer’s movements, inspired by the LA river. When you move too quickly, the installation gets “scared” and seems to be inactive, but if you slow down and hold still, plants grow into your silhouette and the flowers attract insects and butterflies.
I made Posies for the 2nd annual “Illuminate the Night” event in Frogtown in Fall 2023. Prior to the event, Frogtown Arts Director Michelene Cherie reached out and invited me to take a walk along the LA river. She shared some knowledge about poet, scholar, and activist Lewis MacAdams and the organization “Friends of the LA River.” Over the course of the walk Michelene’s passion for building the Elysian Valley community and revitalizing the river transformed my perception of my surroundings. The event was a blur filled with smiling faces, heartfelt and silly interactions, gleeful kids, and curious LA residents. I had some wonderful and impactful conversations. My favorite moment was when two kids with a gymnastics background made a fantastic game out of trying to hold the most difficult pose the longest, breathing life into the artwork.