Step Inside The Light Forest

AA Summer DLAB "Light Forest" Exhibition AA Back Members' Room from AI.

First displayed as a working prototype of the Architectural Association (AA) Summer DLAB Visiting School, which took place at AA London and AA Hooke Park during 22 July – 04 August 2013, Light Forest (above) is meant to be a growing, illuminated sculptura installation.

Created to act as a "living system," Light Forest is a complex structure built of kinetic parts, created to shift and distort the illusion of space when put into motion. Much like a real living creature, Light Forest contains a central nervous system--in addtion to a tessellated, kinetic surface that allows the sculpture to interact directly with visitors. In addition to a synthetic nervous system, Light Forest also contains a patterned "field of filaments," creating the brain of the piece--able to receive external stimuli and signals. As the brain picks up on these shifts, the internal organs of the living sculpture generate various light formations and patters. So as you poke and prod, the sculpture reacts much like (an incredibly patient) real animal. For more, check out the video above.

Light Forest prototype, Hooke Park, August 2013 (photo: Elif Erdine)

Light Forest prototype, Hooke Park, August 2013 (photo: Elif Erdine)

Light Forest is current on display 16 November – 14 December 2013,
Monday to Friday 10am – 7pm
Saturday 10am – 3pm

Back Members’ Room, Architectural Association, 36 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3ES

www.aaschool.ac.uk/exhibitions

Credits:

Programme Director: Elif Erdine

Tutors: Elif Erdine, Alexandros Kallegias, Angel Lara, Foteini Kontoleon, Ciriaco Castro

Students: Jessica Alcantara Rivera, Laura Baza, Alina Bontas, Marcella Carone do Nascimento, Cesar Cheng, Samet Duman, Rodion Eremeev, Eva Haggrén, Omar Ibraz, Carol Kan, Ki Woong Kim, Jin Liang, Ekaterina Nuzhdina, Unha Park, Annika Vaisanen, Xiliu Yang