What is it?

Inspiration for WALT Art comes from the WALTA physics project. Extremely high energy particles enter our atmosphere and collide with other particles, spawning clusters of energized daughter particles. The particles are presumed to be billions of years old and perhaps are generated when a galaxy collapses.

The collision events are rare and the particles so highly energized they inspire investigation. To study particles penetrating our atmosphere, researchers use lucite which has been coated with material that "scintillates" when it is hit by a particle of energy.

We are creating an interactive art installation illustrating the randomness and size of the events -- including art pieces based on the luminous properties of the scintillating lucite. We'll play with light and time to create an environment which makes the viewer want to know more.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Increasing Entropy

Back of circuit board from LED displayIt's all about disassembly and the generation of ideas, lots of ideas.

Removing circuitry from LED board

Scintillation material
The scintillation material we're working with has been cut in large sheets, like plywood. We plan to etch or sandblast the surfaces and then experiment with different kinds of light shining through them.
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