BOTANICA is an interactive fulldome experience where visitors are invited to step into and engage with a computer-generated natural world. Inspired by the fluidity and inherent movements of organic life, this installation brings various flowers to life through the active participation of its audience. This artpiece was created to be exhibited during the festival SSA Mapping.
- Location & Year
- SALVADOR, BRASIL (2023)
- Work
- Creative director, CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST
- Technologies
- touchdesigner, generative ai, fulldome projection, depth cameras
Working with generative AI, a multiplicity of flower images were generated creating a collection to be used in the installation. Exploring the creative potential of artificial intelligence, BOTANICA imagines new, possible existences by generating fantastical plants non-existent flowers, transforming the dome into a dynamic canvas where nature's fluidity is not only observed but actively moved with human interaction.
Just like when walking into a forest, natures extends upon us. In this space, flowers are constantly falling from the dome. Cameras installed within the dome capture the visitors' movements, allowing them to alter and interact with the projected images in real-time. In this immersive space, participants embark on a journey of communion with nature, experiencing a interconnectedness, where their gestures prompts a responsive movement within the digital flora.
This fusion of nature and algorithms deepens our connection to the complex, interdependent fabric of the natural world. BOTANICA invites participants to reimagine their relationship with nature, highlighting the beauty and potential of a world where humans, machines, and natural processes coexist in a state of continuous, creative evolution.
