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Bodhira is an interactive kinetic light installation that explores the delicate relationship between natural systems and human intervention. At its core, a circular structure holds 22 movable arms that open and close in an organic motion reminiscent of a blooming flower. With reflective surfaces, more than 1,700 individually controllable LEDs, and an immersive spherical soundscape, the installation creates an atmosphere that feels both natural and otherworldly.
Visitors engage with the work through three capacitive touch sensors. Each interaction alters the rhythm, light patterns, and sound layers, shifting the installation from harmonious states into moments of chaos or unexpected beauty. The installation’s advanced pixel‑mapping system allows for fluid real‑time transitions, where tactile input becomes visually and sonically embodied.
Bodhira acts as a poetic abstraction of how even the smallest gestures can transform complex systems. It invites reflection on how we engage, disturb, and reshape the environment around us, raising questions about agency, harmony, and coexistence. Drawing on Timothy Morton’s idea of an “Ecology without Nature,” the work dissolves the boundary between human and environment, emphasizing our entanglement within living systems that respond, evolve, and reorganize through interaction. Inspired by the kinetic sculptures of Anthony Howe, Bodhira translates the graceful motion of mechanical forms into a digitally augmented, sensorial experience where light, sound, and movement converge into a continuously shifting organism.
The project was created in 2024 by Daniel Baer and us. Daniel initiated the project and handles the engineering and hardware implementation. We are responsible for the audio-visual programming and sound design. The project has already won the Kids Choice Award and the Audience Award at the lab.30 festival in Augsburg.
