Weak Synaesthesia
2024
“Weak Synaesthesia” focuses on translating electronic sounds and music into graphics and three-dimensional forms. The visual representation of a "sound image" is at the forefront, depicting the shapes, motion paths, and sound qualities with precision. These graphic notations are transformed into reliefs on a structure made of transparent polycarbonate panels, creating a spatial and tactile installation. The linear reading traditionally associated with notations is disrupted: patterns, chains, and loops emerge, connect, overlap, become spatial, and ultimately converge again, creating a unique sense of temporality in the perception. The score was inspired by the track "Seed Net" by Windowseeker.
Polystyrol (black), Alumnium
Photos: Johannes Thiel /Luka Naujoks
Post SHIELD (Hydrokinetic Pool)
2024
"Post SHIELD (Hydrokinetic Pool)" is a conceptual exploration that immerses viewers in a controlled environment, presenting a series of elements that form a cohesive, self-contained system. At its core lies a soft robotic silicone form, evocative of an alien-like organism. Controlled by the "Pneumatic Hub," a mechanism integrating valves, pumps, and pneumatic channels within a structural framework of aluminum tubing and 3D-printed components, the soft robot simulates life-like movements reminiscent of breathing motion.
Surrounding the central element are various sculptural structures known as "Shields," crafted from 3D-printed components generated with algorithmic modeling software. The installation features illuminated display tables that serve as examination platforms for the bone-like shields and the soft robot. Water circulates through a network of silicone conduits, connecting every part of the installation into a continuous cycle. The exhaust air generated by the pneumatic hub is channeled into the protective case, which is filled with water and also functions as the source of the water cycle.
The installation can be seen as a kind of research platform resembling a laboratory-like setup, providing a space for the development and investigation of prosthetic-like shields for use by the semi-living soft robot.
Surrounding the central element are various sculptural structures known as "Shields," crafted from 3D-printed components generated with algorithmic modeling software. The installation features illuminated display tables that serve as examination platforms for the bone-like shields and the soft robot. Water circulates through a network of silicone conduits, connecting every part of the installation into a continuous cycle. The exhaust air generated by the pneumatic hub is channeled into the protective case, which is filled with water and also functions as the source of the water cycle.
The installation can be seen as a kind of research platform resembling a laboratory-like setup, providing a space for the development and investigation of prosthetic-like shields for use by the semi-living soft robot.
Photos: Johannes Thiel /Luka Naujoks
Convex SHIELD
2024
ConvexSHIELD is shaped like decoupled parts of car bodies or mechanical covers. The shield represents a kind of protective armour or shell, which only takes on its volume and final form through a combination of individual frag- ments. By opening and closing the individual modules, the meaning and reading directions vary. This process is expanded and automated in with ConvexSHIELD.
Hyperoptimized Prosthetics
2024
Photos: Luka Naujoks