“The Idea Of A Tree” by Thomas Traxler

Craft & Design Energy & Sustainability Technology


This is a really amazing sculpture by Thomas Traxler that uses solar power to create even more sculpture. I really like the end product, and how it creates a physical representation of the data gathered throughout the day.

Powered by nothing but sunlight and some threads, Thomas Traxlers’ “The idea of a tree project” shows us how objects can grow during the course of a day. The installation is powered by a couple of solar cells which power the entire device, causing the process to move faster or slower depending on the amount of available light. The speed of the process determines the amount of saturation of the thread, giving a visual recording in the resulting object.

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