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Live Wires
Architect and artist Philip Beesley creates artificial environments that behave like natural ones. His installations such as Epiphyte Membrane from 2014, shown at the Opernwerkstätten in Berlin, are like ethereal forests of the future, with feathery appendages and bulbs hanging from a wire mesh canopy. An interactive sound score resounds from miniature speakers woven throughout the canopy, and an electric current generated from vinegar, copper and aluminum flows through microprocessors, triggered by motion sensors, that create a symphony of movement, light and sound. Beesley intends these installations to act as prototypes for architecture, forming responsive walls and roofs that are open and alive. I (ssl)
Philip Beesley, “Epiphyte Membrane”‚ Opernwerkstätten, Berlin, 2014. (Photo and video © PBAI)
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