TREE OF CHANGES

Interactive sculpture

The Tree of Changes is an interactive sculpture that captures, aggregates and visualizes the individual and cumulative thoughts, wishes and sentiments of people. Commissioned and partially funded by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the City of San Francisco for the Market Street Prototyping Festival, it was installed at the Embarcadero (San Francisco) andat Bay Area’s Maker Faire (San Mateo).

Date: 2015
permanence: temporary installation
location: San Francisco, USA
type: Personal work

Team

Yael Braha Artist (Original concept, Design (tree), 3D modeling, fabrication, producer)
Vlad Spears Interactivity, Audio & LED programming 
Adam Bernstein Design (base, wishes), engineering, LED, Electronics
Ding Dong Fabrication, Electronics & guidance
JoeJoe Martin LED, Electronics & guidance 
John (Parts) Taylor LED, Electronics & guidance 
Aïcha Doucoure UX Design
Natasha Nicolai Research 
Matthew Goss Sentiment Analysis, Machine Learning
Desmond Shea Electronics, Audio
David Piller Fabrication, Ring Master
Sam Wysocki Fabrication, Productivity Master
Sugar Ray Ray Riggins Seamstress
Chach Sikes Additional Programming
Eugene Huang Video
Lincoln Smith Video & Edit
Tex Allen, Joseph Scott, Photography
Thank you Liz Judkins, Peef, Hoss Ward, Michael Christian
Special Thanks AutodeskCity of San FranciscoYerba Buena Center for the ArtsGlobal Fund for WomenKQED

AUTODESK VIDEO

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

MAKING-OF

KQED DOCUMENTARY