{"id":1088,"date":"2011-11-03T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/03\/hylozoic-ground-art-installation-made-of-gossamer-computers-is-like-a-huge-lung\/"},"modified":"2011-11-03T11:58:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T11:58:00","slug":"hylozoic-ground-art-installation-made-of-gossamer-computers-is-like-a-huge-lung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/03\/hylozoic-ground-art-installation-made-of-gossamer-computers-is-like-a-huge-lung\/","title":{"rendered":"Hylozoic Ground: art installation made of gossamer computers is like a huge lung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/boingboing\/iBag\/~3\/ce5r9IGZAxY\/hylozoic-ground-art-installation-made-of-gossamer-computers-is-like-a-huge-lung.html\">Hylozoic Ground: art installation made of gossamer computers is like a huge lung<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/craphound.com\/images\/bground_intro.jpg?w=625\"><\/p>\n<p>Hylozoic Ground, a Canadian art installation that was exhibited at the Venice Biennale, sounds like a really lovely, immersive environment. One warning: if you&#8217;re the sort of person who&#8217;s allergic to obscure, overwrought &#8220;artist&#8217;s statements,&#8221; the site may frustrate you &#8212; it took me about 50 clicks before I found a screen that actually stated, in simple text, what the installation <em>was<\/em>. Which is a pity, because it&#8217;s pretty cool and I can&#8217;t think of a single reason not to tell people about it. For your convenience, I&#8217;ve pasted it here for you:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of lightweight digitally-fabricated components are fitted with microprocessors and proximity sensors that react to human presence. This responsive environment functions like a giant lung that breathes in and out around its occupants. Arrays of touch sensors and shape-memory alloy actuators (a type of non-motorized kinetic mechanism) create waves of empathic motion, luring visitors into the eerie shimmering depths of a mythical landscape, a fragile forest of light.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hylozoicground.com\/project\/project02.html\">Hylozoic Ground<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(<i>Thanks, Dad!<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=5575df2877cd0f864595ff3f2016e38b&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=5575df2877cd0f864595ff3f2016e38b&#038;p=1\"><\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/segment-pixel.invitemedia.com\/pixel?code=TechCons&#038;partnerID=167&#038;key=segment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/insight.adsrvr.org\/track\/evnt\/?ct=0:dupdmqp&#038;adv=wouzn4v&#038;fmt=3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/boingboing\/iBag\/~4\/ce5r9IGZAxY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hylozoic Ground: art installation made of gossamer computers is like a huge lung: Hylozoic Ground, a Canadian art installation that was exhibited at the Venice Biennale, sounds like a really lovely, immersive environment. 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