AVANTGARDEN SPHERE 2

AVANTGARDEN SPHERE 2

ARBORA
Media Art Installation (3D printing, custom-made electronics, custom-made software, sound), 2019.
3D modelling: Tanja Vujinovic
Programming and custom-made electronics for Arbora object: Dr. Vid Podpečan, Department of Knowledge Technologies, Institute Jozef Stefan
Custom-made electronics for Arbora Protectors objects: Gregor Krpič
3D printing: RogLab

GENERA
Media Art Installation (3D printing, custom-made electronics, hardware), 2019.
Hardware device development: Dr. Luka Suhadolnik, Department for Nanostructured Materials, Jozef Stefan Institute
Additional hardware: Roman Bevc
Electron Microscopy analysis: Maja Koblar, Center for Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis (CEMM), Jozef Stefan Institute
3D printing: Stephan Doepner, C2

FONTANA
Media Art Installation (3D prints, steel, water, glassware, custom-made atmospheric pressure plasma generating device, Argon gas, custom-made ultrasonic air humidifier), 2019.
The plasma module is produced by the Department of Surface Engineering, Jozef Stefan Institute
Hardware: Roman Bevc
Custom-made electronics for Small Fountain: Gregor Krpič
English language editing: Derek Snyder

CARBOFLORA
Generative art installation, 2019.
3D modeling, world building, digital sculptures: Tanja Vujinovic
Unity3D programming: Tanja Vujinovic, Gaja Boc, Sara Bertoncelj Čadež
3D objects of carboniferous plants: Dariusz Andrulonis for edukator.pl
Sound: Mihajlo Đorović

Consulting: Jan Kušej, Tomo Per, Lenart Krajnc
Advisors:
Prof. Dr. Saša Novak, Department for Nanostructured Materials, Jozef Stefan Institute
Arijana Filipić, Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology
Dr. Gregor Primc, Department of Surface Engineering, Jozef Stefan Institute
Dr. Zoran Lj. Petrović, Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade
Dr. Vid Podpečan, Department of Knowledge Technologies, Institute Jozef Stefan
Project is supported by The Department of Culture of Municipality of Ljubljana
Production: Ultramono and SciArtLab, Department of Knowledge Technologies, 2019.
Project is supported by Department of Culture of the City of Ljubljana and The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia

SPHERE 2 consists of physical installations and one virtual environment.
The works combine sculpture, environmental systems, AI components and digital simulation.
Across the series, air, water, sound and environmental data are used as input conditions for the works.
Sculptural elements operate as infrastructural objects within controlled environments.
ARBORA, GENERA, FONTANA and CARBOFLORA are components of SPHERE 2.

ARBORA is a sculptural object with embedded audio and AI processing components.
The surface resembles organic bark-like material.
Four microphones capture voice input from the surrounding space.
Voice input is processed using a neural network model running on a local computing unit.
The system outputs binaural sound based on classification of vocal input.
Three digital plant-like elements are connected to the system as visual components.

GENERA is a sculptural object with an integrated air filtration system.
Air passes through a structure containing photocatalytic surfaces activated by UV light.
The system modifies airborne particles as air moves through the object.
The structure is plant-like in form and placed within interior space.

FONTANA is a fountain-based installation system.
It contains a water circulation system combined with ultrasonic vibration components.
Water is converted into mist through vibration and dispersion.
The system operates continuously within a closed loop.

CARBOFLORA is a virtual environment.
It contains tree-like digital objects placed in a simulated landscape.
Some objects are linked to external air quality datasets.
Growth of objects is dependent on dataset values.
An AI-controlled avatar moves through the environment and triggers sound events.