Algaerhythmic Waves
An Immersive and Interactive multimedia Installation
Locally sourced aquatic plant species, rocks, and water; Biotron environmental sensor, artificial aquatic plants and moss, water, 24"x24" transparent glass tank, 12" glass cylinder filled with cyanobacteria (Microcystis aeruginosa), 360 camera
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Algaerhythmic Waves is an immersive, modular, and interactive art installation that explores the synchronization of human and non-human rhythms through sound, movement, and generative algorithms. Drawing from the dynamics of water surface flows and waves, the installation frames water as “the original mirror,” translating collective presence into oscillating visual and sonic patterns shaped by algae-inspired forms. The work mobilizes the confluence of various data streams – EEG brain signals, gestural recognition technologies, real-time aquatic plant data, and near real-time discharge data sourced from the Boulder Creek – to subtly influence how visitors move, listen, and entrain with one another and with water. The project, ultimately, invites participants to attune to water as a process, place of relation, and interface.
Documentation
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Algaerhythmmic Waves was made in collaboration with artist Kimberley Bianca. The project was realized as part of the Atlas B2 Artist Residency program, hosted at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Their staff include Chris Petillo, Brad Gallagher, Sean Winters, and Klara Nitsche.


