Im Schatten der Linden

2008, interactive installation

The artificial garden “Im Schatten der Linden” (In the Shade of the Lindens) unfolds a contemplative sense of hypnotic harmony. Brisk linden tree seeds fall in a whirling dance through a lush thicket of blossoms and branches. A torch provides dim light, glowing between the linden trees. When a visitor enters the garden and steps out of the shadow into the light, a reaction is catalysed that sends shock waves through the garden. The dancing seeds are paralysed and the bramble of vegetation intertwines in the viewer’s eyes into high speed whirling patterns. After several seconds of unrest, the garden returns to calm and the seeds continue their dancing fall.

PC, webcam, spot, projector. Software Pure Data.

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