How We Learned to Love Sunlight
summary
A concrete claim: repurposed transparent LED panels can use direct sunlight instead of fighting it. The process documents tearing apart cheap monitors, taping diffusion back on, adding smoke to show beams, building a mirrored, portable light-gathering box that becomes posters video and an installation, and moving tests from backyard to studio with simulated sun. Control comes from simple code and a mic for microphone-driven generative control. The prototype works with surprising visual quirks and practical limits.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:37Sunlight in installations
- 7:02Sunlight as partner
- 12:21Office to MoMA
- 14:50Small prototype
- 18:51Technical hurdles
- 21:48Outdoor unpredictability
- 24:20Portable frames
- 26:56Confidence in technique
- 29:03FITC reveal
- 31:04Generative art future
- 35:47Experience installation
- 36:52Innovation from challenges
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