Environmental Disturbances

by Anni Garza - Mexico

Environmental Disturbances (2012) Video installation in which audience modify a landscape through their thoughts. A brainwave sensor measures the concentration/relaxation of the user and triggers different layers in a video. At the same time, the landscape shown intends to affect participant's emotional state, creating a cycle of mood-weather relationship.

The audience watch a city landscape, to be more precise what could be seen from a window. The humidity, temperature, color in scenery according to the season of the year and the specific weather of every place affect (some more, some less) the state of mind from human beings who inhabit it.

Environmental Disturbances is an installation that works inversely to this process: the user may, from the ideas the landscape triggers, concentration and attention paid to the video, modify some aspects in the weather, lights, color and events occurring in the city. This way an environmental-narrative cycle happens through the user's state of mind, who can focus on changing the landscape in order to fit or improve his/her mood.

This artwork is based on research about Seasonal Affective Disorder: some people experience a serious mood change during certain seasons. As well as some ideas from affective computing and intelligent interaction; this installation invites the user to be aware of the way environment affects his/her mood and how we relate to everything that sorounds us and at the same time offers the capability to change both affective state and atmosphere through technology and their mind effort.

Данни на творбата

Инсталация - Маслени бои
Размер на Творбата - Ш. 300 | В. 250 | Д. 250
Създаден на 21 Април 2012