Every living being communicates its connection to the world. Considering this connected earth, the AEC, iconic for Linz, its own character shaped by its meaning for us citizens, is re-imagined as a being with skin, body, breath, and eyes, touching the city with its surfaces and the minds of the passers-by with its colours.
It reflects the invisible, the obvious and the hidden-in-plain-sight: A speculative transfer from the effects of our immediate environment on our own health, mood and perception to subtle changes in the facade’s colours and and textures.
Live sensor values such as air quality, water levels and weather conditions literally paint a picture of the mood in our bodies and in the city – the architecture becomes a projection of our own connectedness and encourages us to investigate the interactions of ourselves and the more-than-human world.
Data:
Air Quality Index: World Air Quality Index project / Umweltbundesamt
Danube Water Level: Oberösterreichische Landesregierung, Abteilung Wasserwirtschaft
Weather Data: Geosphere Austria