Living Lens is a kinetic and lighting installation in which droplets of water move like living creatures. Driven by the principle of electrowetting, the droplets glide silently, never maintaining a fixed shape which evokes a sense of organic life. Light projected from above passes through each droplet, casting dynamic forms onto the floor below. The interplay between precise control and the inherent materiality of water reveals the textures that emerge in the space between technology and fluid.

Living Lens / Mai Ohira, Takafumi Morita, Yasuaki Kakehi - Photo: Yasuaki Kakehi
Exhibit
Living Lens
Mai Ohira (JP), Takafumi Morita (JP), Yasuaki Kakehi (JP)
Credits
Research Collaborator: Eiji Iwase I Special Thanks: Masanobu Kanazawa Supported by JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Number JP24H00708)
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