#Daan Roosegaarde

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Fashion and Fame

“DNA, The Kardashians & The Konsequences” by Marie Clare Jones

Marie Clare Jones explores the popularity of ancestry kits and the commercialization of DNA testing. It imagines how Kylie Jenner could introduce K-DNA kits through her brand, Kylie Cosmetics, and explore the implications of widespread DNA testing through a timeline linking DNA, the Kardashians, and its consequences. The project raises important questions about DNA ownership, commercialization, and ethical implications for the future, culminating in the creation of two spoof articles where children sue their parents for irresponsible use of K-DNA Kits. Overall, it offers and questions insights into the potential uses and ethical concerns surrounding DNA in a commercial context.

2) “How the Shein influencer trip marked a turning point in the brand-sponsored vacation trend” by Jenna Benchetrit

Shein, an online store that specializes in selling clothes and shoes, is one of the largest retailers with $100 billion in sales in 2022. Known for its extremely low prices, the online shop sources directly from China. Like other fast fashion companies, Shein has faced criticism for poor working conditions, high levels of toxins in its clothes (with no commitment to using standards), and extremely high CO2 emissions (source: https://time.com/6247732/shein-climate-change-labor-fashion/).

The article discusses Shein's attempt to "greenwash" these criticisms by sponsoring and paying influencers to visit a "fake" manufacturing facility, in the hopes that they would promote Shein as "not as bad as everyone thinks." However, this move sparked a huge backlash and controversy for the influencers. This situation is critical as it highlights how such companies try to improve their image without making substantive changes.

3) “Dirty Laundry” by  Carole Frances Lung, Aditi Mayer, Minga Opazo, Alicia Piller, and Sommer Roman

The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art held an exhibition called "Dirty Laundry" focusing on the problems of fast fashion. Fast fashion makes lots of cheap clothes quickly to keep up with trends. This leads to waste and harm to people and the environment. The works in "Dirty Laundry" highlight critical design aspects by making people think about the problems of fast fashion. They use creativity to show how this industry harms the environment and people. By raising awareness the exhibition encourages viewers to think differently about the clothes they buy and the impact of their choices.

4) Smog Free Project by Daan Roosegaarde

Led by Daan Roosegaarde, the SMOG FREE PROJECT is an urban innovation project that showcases the aesthetic value of clean air. Roosegaarde crafts SMOG FREE RINGS from compressed smog particles gathered from the SMOG FREE TOWER (world's first smog vacuum cleaner which creates clean air parks). You can donate the city 1000 m3 of clean air by sharing the SMOG FREE RING.

It is currently included in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Zurich, Utah Museum of Fine Arts USA, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and The Biosphere Environment Museum in Montreal.

5) Solar-Powered Jacket by Vollebak:

The Solar Charged Jacket is made of a highly adaptable material that can be quickly charged and made to glow in the dark by any kind of light you can find. For example, a phone flashlight can be used to draw on it. You can use sunlight to charge it. If it is fully charged it glows completely. The piece deals with fashion's functionality and sustainability while presenting creative responses to environmental issues.

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Pesaro 2024: in 20mila per le lucciole di 'Spark'

Oltre 20mila persone, tra pesaresi e ‘cittadini temporanei’ della Capitale italiana della cultura 2024 sono acorsi al parco Miralfiore di Pesaro per assistere a “Spark – Ritornano le lucciole”, la poetica installazione luminosa dell’artista Daan Roosegaarde che per tre sere, dal 22 al 24 marzo dalle 20 alle 23, ha affascinato il pubblico del parco urbano con migliaia di piccoli fuochi d’artificio…

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Research: Sustainable Digital Art Installations

A creative concept I wanted to implement at Northshore is an sustainable digital art installation. I find myself pondering the dearth of interactive digital art installations in Brisbane. It struck me how such a vibrant city could lack a space where technology and creativity converge to captivate and inspire.

Before listing down the places I researched, I want to emphasise what a digital art installation is. Digital installation art is a large field of activity that takes various shapes. Some resemble video installations, particularly large-scale works that use projections and live video capture. The theme of the digital art installation I want to implement in Northshore is a sustainable theme. Here are some examples

Solar Equation by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Solar Equation is a large-scale public art work featuring an accurate reproduction of the Sun that is 100 million times smaller than the real thing. The Light in Winter Festival in Melbourne commissioned the piece, which features the world's largest spherical balloon, custom-manufactured for the purpose, suspended over Federation Square and animated with five projectors. Solar animation on balloons is created using real-time mathematical algorithms that recreate the turbulence, flares, and sunspots found on the Sun's surface. This results in a continually changing display that never repeats itself, offering spectators a glimpse of the beautiful phenomena that may be seen on the solar surface but have only just been discovered by astronomers. Powered entirely by solar energy, Solar Equation engages viewers by allowing them to manipulate the sun's appearance through a touchscreen interface.

2. Light Barrier by Kimchi and Chips: Kimchi and Chips' work Light Barrier (2014) creates phantoms of light in the air by crossing millions of calibrated beams. The light installation generates floating visual objects that move through space as they do in time. Impressionist painters' style was driven by a fascination with natural light; they experimented with new colours and the passage of time. Kimchi and Chips' exploration of digital light explores a new visual mechanic, with their installation expanding the visual language of space and light.

3. Aqueous by Jen Lewin:

Aqueous is a series of interactive LED platforms that create light trails. During the day, the sculpture changes colour and reflects the sky. At night, AQUEOUS shines with full lit interactivity, engaging groups in a constantly changing world.

AQUEOUS is one of the first pattern-based sculptures created at this scale, inspired by the symmetry seen in natural systems. The sculpture is made up of hundreds of interactive modular platforms developed from the Golden Ratio and can be erected in a variety of configurations. Each platform is controlled by code provided by the artist, allowing them to feel human interaction independently while also linking together to produce interconnected paths of light effects.

4. Waterlicht by Daan Roosegaarde: is a dream landscape about the power and poetry of water. As a virtual flood, WATERLICHT shows how high the water level could reach. WATERLICHT is a collective experience to remind us of the importance of water innovation and the impact of climate change.

References:

Kimchi and Chips. (2014). Light Barrier. https://www.kimchiandchips.com/works/lightbarrier/

Lewin, J. (2017). Aqueous. Jen Lewin Studio. https://www.jenlewinstudio.com/portfolio/aqueous/

Lozano-Hemmer, R. (2010). Solar Equation. RAFAEL LOZANO-HEMMER. https://www.lozano-hemmer.com/solar_equation.php3

Roosegaarde, D. (2013). Studio roosegaarde. Waterlicht. https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/waterlicht

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‘Grow’ is an installation by Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde, who hopes to highlight the importance of agriculture and farmers as well as using science to promote efficient, healthy crops.

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ダーン・ローズガールデによる紫外線を用いて広場を除菌する照明「Urban Sun」(dezeen) Daan Roosegaarde develops Urban Sun to make public spaces "virus-free in minutes" (dezeen)

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Looking at this first phase as a "call to action", Roosegaarde is using the installation as a way of visualising and bringing attention to the presence of space waste, making it more of a reality for those watching.

"The installation is really mesmerising, it's so beautiful to have something so abstract – 8.1 million kilos of space junk surrounding earth right now – and be able to visualise it right above your head," he said.

There are currently around 29,000 items of waste and debris larger than 10 centimetres floating in space, which pose a danger to working satellites and the International Space Station, and potentially humans too.

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La nuova istallazione luminosa di Daan Roosegaarde che fa bene all’agricoltura

https://www.artwort.com/2021/02/16/art-for-earth-sake/dan-rosegaade-grow/

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Waterlicht ~ Middelburg. the Netherlands 

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‘Waterlicht’ installation - by Studio Roosegaarde ____

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WINDVOGEL are energy generating kites which create up to 100 kW and can supply about 200 households with green energy. Floating in the air, the smart kites move around and are connected with a cable to a ground station. This push and pull of the cable transforms into electricity, like the dynamo of a bicycle. More info: https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/pro..

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Bioluminscent trees could light up our streets! Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde’s team are turning their attention to bioluminescent jellies and bacteria. By merging their light producing compound with plants, the team envisions illuminating city streets with trees that glow at night. (Source) 

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