Developed by students from "An Inconvenient Studio” at the Institute for Digital Fabrication
of Ball State University, MorphoLuminescence utilizes an understanding
of fashion photography to find its form and provide optimized lighting,
enhancing the experience of trying on clothing. A three-point lighting
set up is commonly used by fashion photographers,
arranging a bright key light above eye level, in combination with
softer fill and back lighting to create subtle shadows and a three
dimensional effect.
Comprised of custom laser-cut
"petals”, "stems”, and hinges, Morpholuminescence was pre-assembled for
testing prior to shipping in pieces to the SPOT ON SCHOOLS exhibition
in Florence, Italy. MorphoLuminescence provides variably tuned hue and
light intensity levels in order to affect the fitting room experience
and adapts its form to accommodate changes in the space. In its idle
state the dimly lit surface of petals hangs free, signaling to consumers
that it is ready for use. Through simple infrared sensors, human
presence and variations in the space are analyzed, initiating its state
of change.
Differences in height are read by the sensors and interpreted by two
Arduino microprocessors which drive servo-motors, in order to actuate
the surface. MorphoLuminescence amplifies the experience of the
individual by expanding and contracting, recognizing when a user is
bending over or reaching up to remove clothing, only arriving at its
state of pose when the consumer is ready. In this final state, each
panel of the surface is backlit with an individual light source.
Relative to the ratios of the three-point lighting set up, more
illumination occurs where the density of panels increases.
MorphoLuminescence focuses on efficient, optimized lighting for the
individual, as well as physically amplifying the experience of change in
a fitting room.
Team: Elizabeth Boone, Eric Brockmeyer, Adam Buente, Kyle Perry
Faculty: Mahesh Senagala, Joshua Vermillion
Источник: http://www.evolo.us/architecture/digital-fabricated-lamp-that-enhances-fashion-photography/ |