Spring22

April 2022 - May 2022

This kinetic origami garden is full of different flowers – one introverted, one extroverted, and one indifferent. Despite their differences, they can come together to dance.

This expressive machine uses servo motors for the flower movements and photocell sensors to detect human interaction around each flower. The various movements give life and unique personalities to each of the origami structures, mirroring the diversity within our own ecosystems that we live in.

The Arduino codes can be found here.

Design Process - a photo documentation

Part 1 - The Origami

The origami is one that may be familiar to many of us. Remember those small paper umbrellas you used to get on your drinks? Well, it's exactly that just flipped upside down. You can learn how to make one here.

Part 2 - Making a Single Flower

Part 3 - Assemblying the Garden