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Laboratory of Observation
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Chemical Interplay
of Science & Art
NeurAstra.xyz is the format in which the fundamental building blocks of matter that constitute our planet bond together through the chemical interplay of science and art.
SEURAT
—The Words of the Sky
collection: GRAPHIC EXPERIMENTS
areas: meteorology/typography
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by: NeurAstra
SYSTEM: (S04) Poutchka Patrol
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—The Words of the Sky
collection: GRAPHIC EXPERIMENTS
areas: meteorology/typography
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by: NeurAstra
SYSTEM: (S04) Poutchka Patrol
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It was while observing the sky and its periodic celestial phenomena that the idea emerged: allowing the unpredictable nature of the wind to inspire our creative process.
We envisioned how the wind writes its passage across the vast blue canvas of the sky, sculpting clouds with its subtle presence. A brief trail forms here, while a ghostly haze fades away there. The sky constantly conveys its mood to us, terrestrial observers, but we are often too busy to decode its messages.
On a beautiful summer morning, we set up our equipment in a cornfield at an altitude of 874 meters, with a humidity level of 49% and a wind speed of 11 km/h. Lying on the ground with our eyes fixed on the sky, we let the unpredictable nature of the wind guide our creative process while our anemometer recorded its movements. For six hours, we meticulously logged every breath of wind, capturing precise data on wind direction, strength, and the duration of each gust in real-time.
Once the data collection phase was complete, we analysed the recorded information to transform it into visual elements. Wind direction was represented by different shapes, while wind strength influenced the size or intensity of the visual dots. The duration of each gust determined how long each visual element remained on the screen. Using this data, we created a series of dynamic animations where the visual representation evolved according to the recorded wind patterns. These animations reflected the subtle changes in the wind’s behaviour throughout the observation period.
The visual patterns generated from these animations formed the basis of our unique alphabet, SEURAT. By translating the telemetric data into a visual language, we developed a system that allows us to “read” the sky’s messages as expressed through the wind’s movements. Each visual element in the SEURAT alphabet corresponds to specific wind parameters, creating a form of communication that translates natural phenomena into a comprehensible artistic language.
We envisioned how the wind writes its passage across the vast blue canvas of the sky, sculpting clouds with its subtle presence. A brief trail forms here, while a ghostly haze fades away there. The sky constantly conveys its mood to us, terrestrial observers, but we are often too busy to decode its messages.
On a beautiful summer morning, we set up our equipment in a cornfield at an altitude of 874 meters, with a humidity level of 49% and a wind speed of 11 km/h. Lying on the ground with our eyes fixed on the sky, we let the unpredictable nature of the wind guide our creative process while our anemometer recorded its movements. For six hours, we meticulously logged every breath of wind, capturing precise data on wind direction, strength, and the duration of each gust in real-time.
Once the data collection phase was complete, we analysed the recorded information to transform it into visual elements. Wind direction was represented by different shapes, while wind strength influenced the size or intensity of the visual dots. The duration of each gust determined how long each visual element remained on the screen. Using this data, we created a series of dynamic animations where the visual representation evolved according to the recorded wind patterns. These animations reflected the subtle changes in the wind’s behaviour throughout the observation period.
The visual patterns generated from these animations formed the basis of our unique alphabet, SEURAT. By translating the telemetric data into a visual language, we developed a system that allows us to “read” the sky’s messages as expressed through the wind’s movements. Each visual element in the SEURAT alphabet corresponds to specific wind parameters, creating a form of communication that translates natural phenomena into a comprehensible artistic language.
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