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Lonneke Gordijn, the founder of "Drift" studio, discusses her artistic practice and how it draws inspiration from nature's dynamic movements. She describes two of her art installations, "Shylight" and a mural of moving drones that emulate the behavior of birds, which prompted her to recognize the importance of movement and adaptability in human-built environments. Gordijn urges people to embrace change and to learn from nature's logical way of operating, so as individuals and society as a whole continue to evolve.
In this section, Lonneke Gordijn describes her artistic practice and its inspiration from nature's dynamic movements. She explains the founding of her studio "Drift" and the subsequent project "Shylight", which involved creating moving lights that mimic the opening and closing of flowers. Gordijn and her team went on to pursue the idea of creating a murmuration of lights in the sky, responding to each other like birds. To achieve this, they had to learn various skills and become engineers, programmers, seamstresses, and choreographers at the same time. Although their vision was ahead of its time, the project planted a seed for future technological advancements in the field.
In this section, the speaker describes the process of developing her art installation with drones that emulate the behaviour of swarming birds. Despite the success of the software simulation, the physical installation failed to evoke an emotional response from the team, as it looked too technical and unnatural. Going back to nature, the team eventually created an installation that was powerful enough to evoke a collective memory within the audience, and reminded everyone of the importance of constantly moving and adapting to change. The speaker highlights the lack of movement and adaptability in many human-built environments and urges the audience to disrupt their expectations and embrace a future that is not under our complete control.
In this section, artist Lonneke Gordijn discusses the need to accept change and let go of the illusion of control. She presents her artwork, which uses movement to make people feel safe and open to change. She urges people to learn from nature, which operates in a logical way, and to accept that change is inevitable. Gordijn emphasizes the importance of going with the flow and adapting to change as both individuals and society as a whole continue to evolve.
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