Animabotany
This artwork is inspired by the fundamental composition and growth structure of natural organisms. Its purpose is to use human-made technology as a unit of biological growth and activity mechanisms, demonstrating collective behavior and representing the uncertainty and biological form of both inorganic nature and organic behavior.
The piece seeks to create new species in an extraterrestrial environment, composed of two distinct mechanisms: one-half mechanical organization and the other half soft inflatable tissue. The predatory tentacles, reminiscent of coral, are presented through mechanical linkages, while the organic movement of the leaf blades opening and closing is conveyed with the soft skin of the inflatable organs and airways. Various sensors capture environmental information to create biomimetic collective interaction, with the ultimate goal of generating interactive extraterrestrial environments.
June-Hao Hou Lab, NYCU XNature Team
The team, led by Professor June-Hao Hou from the Institute of Architecture at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, is composed of his master’s and doctoral students. It aims to apply information technology and computational methods to investigate the design, analysis, practice, and future-oriented challenges of artificial environments.
Its research areas include information visualization, algorithms and machine learning, biomimetic computing, spatial simulation and decision-making, computational design, and technology-driven art.
Its research areas encompass information visualization, algorithms and machine learning, biomimetic computing, spatial simulation and decision-making, computational design, and technology-based art.
