Design:

Sara Lin, BFA Graphic Design 2013, Rhode Island School of Design

In collaboration with:

Mikhail Mansion, Art & Digital Media Advisor, Rhode Island School of Design

Rafael Attias, Art Advisor, Rhode Island School of Design

Eli Kintich, Division of Fine Arts Faculty, Rhode Island School of Design

Inspired by a semester-long interaction with scientists and the study of Narragansett Bay, Warming Waters is an interactive installation that offers visibility to the ocean’s changing environment in response to human presence. The colors of the painting shift from cool to warm, depending on the viewer’s proximity. Warming Waters aims to incite a deeper contemplation of the human impact on the ocean’s changing envrionment.

Materials: Arcylic paint, Arduino Uno, baltic birch plywood, denril, double panel stand-offs, frosted plexiglass, IR range sensor, jumper wires, 5V power supply, DC power adapter, RGB LED lights, SD card, microSD Shield, track lighting outlet, zip ties.