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Aerosols
Aerosols is an interactive, 3.5-meter-tall light and sound installation that visualizes real-time nanoscale aerosol data through kinetic LED wind chimes, allowing visitors to engage with the invisible dynamics of air quality and human impact via breath, movement, and wind.
Description
Aerosols is a kinetic light and sound installation that makes the invisible visible—transforming real-time aerosol data into a mesmerizing play of light, motion, and air. Rising 3.5 meters tall, its curved LED wind chimes respond to nanoscale measurements of particle size, distribution, and human interaction, visualizing our impact on air quality through breath, movement, and wind.
As visitors move around or blow into nearby propellers, the installation shifts—LED patterns ripple, chimes spin, and an atmospheric soundscape responds, creating an immersive, multi-sensory experience. Blending nanometrology with public art, Aerosols turns scientific precision into a poetic reminder of our connection to the air we share.
Designed with sustainability in mind, the work minimizes energy use while raising awareness about environmental change—revealing how even the subtlest actions shape the atmosphere around us.
Light
Aerosols features high-efficiency LED blades embedded in kinetic wind chimes, displaying real-time aerosol data through dynamic pixel animations. Light patterns shift, ripple, and rotate in response to nanoscale measurements and visitor interaction, creating a responsive visual language of air and movement. The LEDs translate invisible particles into fluid motion—an ever-changing, luminous expression of atmospheric presence.
Technique
Aerosols is constructed from stainless steel, aluminum, and custom-molded polycarbonate, forming a durable 3.5-meter-tall structure. Each unit includes curved kinetic wind chimes with embedded LED pixel blades, integrated sensors, and a data-driven control system. The installation is modular, weather-resistant, and suitable for public outdoor spaces, with options for solar or grid-connected low-energy operation.
Sustainability
Aerosols is designed with sustainability at its core—minimizing energy consumption through efficient LED technology and low-power kinetic components. By transforming real-time air particle data into art, it raises awareness of invisible pollutants and highlights how small actions—like a breath or breeze—can influence our shared environment. This poetic interaction not only reveals the fragility of air quality, but invites mindful engagement with the atmosphere we shape every day.
