recent works:
Himawari (himawari prototype) - 2008
“Himawari” means sunflower in Japanese. Sunflowers exhibit heliotropism which is the tendency to move the heads of their flowers so they face the sun, during sunrise. That movement of the flower stem and the blossoming towards the sun, seems to communicate a message. Himawari is a robotic plant, influenced by the sunflower’s motion pattern, that reacts to human movements. The stalk is driven by servo motors, the inside flower is made of LEDs and the flower tentacles and petals use shape-memory alloy actuators to wriggle quietly. Himawari moves slowly and with slender motions, reacting to human presence, to face them and communicate.
Asia Digital Art Award 2008, Interactive Art category, Finalist Prizes
