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Emily Brooks

@emilybrooksnft

🌸 NFT & Ikebana Artist | Bridging Tradition & Tech 🌿 Creator of Digital Flora | Educator | Eco-Art Advocate | Exhibiting at MoMA PS1, Saatchi | Collaborations

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so i made a bunch of heart shapes out of leaves the other day in a park, and today one came back to me (in a different place)!!

so i made a bunch of heart shapes out of leaves the other day in a park, and today one came back to me (in a different place)!!
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more on the build process: 1) construction of the dome we assembled a steel geodesic dome from large meta poles, and a ton of nuts, bolts, and washers // definitely had to get creative with balancing + building tall structures amidst dust storms and high wind speeds

more on the build process:

1) construction of the dome

we assembled a steel geodesic dome from large meta poles, and a ton of nuts, bolts, and washers // definitely had to get creative with balancing + building tall structures amidst dust storms and high wind speeds
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2) creation of wire / light sculptures this involved bending wire armature into different shapes and sizes: with some level of consistency but also room for artistic discretion pic below shows the base structure, but we added additional bends + dendrites for organic variance

2) creation of wire / light sculptures

this involved bending wire armature into different shapes and sizes: with some level of consistency but also room for artistic discretion

pic below shows the base structure, but we added additional bends + dendrites for organic variance
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3) suspension of neurons we had a total of 11 "neurons", with each spanning approximately 7ft in length, ornamented with more than 1,000 total LED lights after we finished these, we suspended them around the dome, keeping in mind spatial density and distribution

3) suspension of neurons

we had a total of 11 "neurons", with each spanning approximately 7ft in length, ornamented with more than 1,000 total LED lights

after we finished these, we suspended them around the dome, keeping in mind spatial density and distribution
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4) point mapping of sculptures to blender this was a painstaking process- we took measurements of each wire lengths, and manually counted the number of LEDs on each segment we then created splines in blender, and arranged points on them so we could export their relevant shapes

4) point mapping of sculptures to blender

this was a painstaking process- we took measurements of each wire lengths, and manually counted the number of LEDs on each segment

we then created splines in blender, and arranged points on them so we could export their relevant shapes
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5) programming the lights after we got all of the individual point maps into SL studio, another software where we could program the colors, we layered on different algorithms (cross fade, volumetric, etc) to program each individual LED

5) programming the lights

after we got all of the individual point maps into SL studio, another software where we could program the colors, we layered on different algorithms (cross fade, volumetric, etc) to program each individual LED
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6) bass floor + spatial / surround sound system install with the lights set, we did some fine tuning and mixing of sounds in ableton, wired up speakers, and thoroughly tested to make sure there was no clipping, while still optimizing for the highest throughput of bass vibrations

6) bass floor + spatial / surround sound system install

with the lights set, we did some fine tuning and mixing of sounds in ableton, wired up speakers, and thoroughly tested to make sure there was no clipping, while still optimizing for the highest throughput of bass vibrations
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in the future, we’d like to explore possibilities of connecting biosensors for more interactivity (meditating with an EEG headset, and syncing brain activity to the LED programs — or syncing the vibrating bass floor to someone's heartrate) another picture of the final result!

in the future, we’d like to explore possibilities of connecting biosensors for more interactivity

(meditating with an EEG headset, and syncing brain activity to the LED programs — or syncing the vibrating bass floor to someone's heartrate)  another picture of the final result!
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i kept diaries for about 10+ years of my life, writing almost everyday — about my dreams, fears, secrets the content ranged from complaining about homework, to giddiness i felt from talking to my crush some days were very mundane, some rather insightful

i kept diaries for about 10+ years of my life, writing almost everyday — about my dreams, fears, secrets

the content ranged from complaining about homework, to giddiness i felt from talking to my crush

some days were very mundane, some rather insightful