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Nature Cybernatic
2022
Feedback system between emotion and nature
Public space is not just a physical place for social interaction and exposure to nature, but also a platform for an internal journey, where individuals can explore their emotions and thoughts.
This project explores the feedback loop between human emotion and nature as a cybernetic system—where influence flows in both directions. While nature profoundly affects our emotional state, this work imagines how emotion might in turn influence nature through technological mediation. The prototype connects a galvanic skin response (GSR) sensor with a resonance speaker mounted beneath a water basin. As emotional arousal is detected via changes in skin conductivity, the speaker translates that data into vibrations on the water’s surface, creating cymatic patterns. These ripples offer a visual representation of inner emotional shifts—from turbulence to calm. The project invites reflection on how we experience and externalize emotion, using water as a responsive mirror.
While currently tested on a small scale, it envisions a larger public installation where moving water patterns distort sky reflections—creating a shared, real-time portrait of collective emotional states.
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