Lucid Dream
2022
Youyang Hu, Chiaochi Chou
plants, metal, computer, electronic device,
acrylic, spkear
Collaboration:
Yasuaki Kakehi Lab, The University of Tokyo
Chia-Wei Li Lab, National Tsing Hua University
Academic Publication:
https://doi.org/10.69564/ISEA2023-14-short-Hu-et-al-Lucid-Dream
Lucid Dream immerses viewers in a plant9s sensory world, where rain and wind become more than physical phenomena. Drawing from the concept of <Umwelts=4an organism9s self-centered perception4we use intelligent computing to model plant-environment interactions. This model is then transformed into an artistic expression, allowing audiences to experience nature through a non-human perspective.
The project unfolds in phases: ecological investigation, perception displacement, and artistic recontextualization. A bio-amplifier collects biosignals from forest plants, cross-analyzed with climate data to reveal plant-community dynamics. Extracted from its natural setting, this data is transferred to a controlled environment and reinterpreted artistically.