[-empyre-] Scenocosme : interactive plants and other hybridization with natural element and technology

[Florian Weil]

Dear Gregory Lasserre & Anais,

thank you very much for the introduction of your artworks. I have two questions:

Johannes Birringer already asked several times what are the extraordinary characteristics of Plant Art in relation to New Media. During my research on Artistic Human Plant Interfaces (http://blog.derhess.de/human-plant-interfaces/) and in particular for the research on Biosensing with plant (http://blog.derhess.de/2014/06/14/biosensing-for-human-computer-interactions/), I receive quite often the critiques that I and the other projects just use/utilize plants. Some people even argue that plants get harmed during the interactions. What are your experiences in that context? How do you deal with the caused emotions by the participants? What is your motivation to to work with plants as interactive material? and what makes plants for you so extraordinary for art projects?

My second comprehensive question is more about technical issues. During my research on biosensing methods, I figured out that the device has to be callibrate frequently. The signal differences is kinda a problem when you want to get reliable data for interpreting the signal. Also in real life, I experienced during a workshop with Leslie Garcia (http://lessnullvoid.cc/pulsum/) and in a short conversation with Philipp Schlössler (http://www.disneyresearch.com/project/botanicus-interacticus-interactive-plant-technology/) this kinda fundamental problem. The environmental and the plant lifecycle parameter causes a big noise, which I would provokingly describe as random. How do you deal with this problem in your installations? Do you would say the plant is nothing more than a random data generator?

Thank you very much in advance and I am looking forward to your reply.

Best regards
Florian



Am 22.06.2015 um 22:45 schrieb le.quartier at free.fr:
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> Dear member of the list
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> Natasha Myers have invited us to present our interactive artwork with sonorous plants on this list.
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> Also here it is.
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> We are the artists : Scenocosme : Gregory Lasserre & Anais met den Ancxt
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> In our interactive artwork installation we mix technology and natural element like plants, water, wood, stone, human body etc..
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> Here is the link to more information about our best sensitive artworks with natural element
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> Akousmaflore : Sensitive and interactive musical plants
> http://www.scenocosme.com/akousmaflore_en.htm
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> Phonofolium : interactive and sonorous tree
> http://www.scenocosme.com/phonofolium_e.htm
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> Matière sensible
> Sound Sculpture on wood
> http://www.scenocosme.com/matiere_e.htm
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> Lights contacts, interactive installation with human body
> http://www.scenocosme.com/contacts_installation_en.htm
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> Fluides : interactive installation with water
> http://www.scenocosme.com/fluides_e.htm
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> Kymapetra, mineral interactive installation
> http://www.scenocosme.com/kimapetra_en.htm
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> Akousmaflore : our artwork with interactive musical plants is one of our most famous one
> Since 2007 we have exhibited this installation in several digital art festival and contemporary art museum in different country.
> http://www.scenocosme.com/akousmaflore_en.htm
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> In fact in this kind of artwork we are quite interested by the influences of the human body : The electrostatic influences of the body.
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> We also invite you to look at our PDF publication about our artworks and artistic approach here
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> Hybrid and sensory Interactive Artworks / Scenocosme
> PDF : http://www.scenocosme.com/PDF/Scenocosme_hybrid_and_sensory_artworks.pdf
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> Bio + book
> PDF : http://www.scenocosme.com/PDF/scenocosme_BOOK_EN.pdf
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> web : http://www.scenocosme.com/index_e.htm
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> wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A9gory_Lasserre_%26_Ana%C3%AFs_met_den_Ancxt
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> Thanks for your attention
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> Best regards
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> Scenocosme : Grégory Lasserre & Anaïs met den Ancxt
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