Looking Out Precedents

1. Lumarca is an installation using string and light to create many effects, including rain-like effects. We can use this in our installation in Hunt Library by incorporating string. We plan on making a forest (most likely a rainforest) and the string can be suspended from the ceiling and projecting lines on the strings will create "rain." This was also done in the Artificial Rain Room of Module 4. 
   
2. Hyun Jean Lee has a collection of media art involving projection and various materials. In the artwork Light Green Leaves with Light, she uses silkscreen print fabric and lumens projectors to create a warm summer forest environment in a black room. We could use this concept to create our own rainforest in the Hunt stairwell. Since the Rhythm of Shadow project of Module 4 did not particularly "capture" any of the light, we intend to use a more translucent and light-friendly material (such as the silkscreen Hyun Jean Lee uses).
3. Indoor Floating Forest, by architect Sou Fujimoto. Although this may not apply to projection or media, it does offer a good deal of creativity. Sou Fujimoto has suspended trees and bushes from the ceiling of a showroom to create a natural vibe within a very modern and industrial room. We can incorporate these ideas in our project to help enhance the ambience we intend to create. We want the audience to feel as if they have temporarily stepped into a living rainforest, and Sou Fujimoto has done this on top of a very man-made architectural showroom.