Drawing machine. Is Light a media?
That was when it all came together for me. The rest
was a detail.
When the brief was announced, the first thought
was about combining pen and motor somehow.
After the first shock passed, I decided to reflect not
only the personal ignorance, but also to knowledge
and experience. It was discovered, that there
were not so a few. I recalled the first time I visited
one of the most amazing places – the Gardens by
the Bay in Singapore, where manmade trees were
illuminating surroundings every night. The images
of some favorite artists came to mind, and suddenly
I figured out, that most of them are working with
light. And sci-fi, old-school one.
Developing a drawing machine controlled
by mechanisms looked like the impossible task.
All these gears and pistons magically spinning round
seemed complicated and feasible, but magnificent.
Moreover, the learning something called “Arduino”
was almost a fantasy story for the person who
always tried to avoid any activities related
to programming or dealing with electricity.
It is amazing, how the love to sci-fi and complete
ignorance of “how it all works” could co-exist in one
person!