Dendritic Cu Crystalline Growth

The following video is a representation of data gather from the 10th floor lobby at Parsons the New School for Design. Copper dendrite growth occurs with the triggering of proximity sensors in respective areas of the laser cut floor plan.


Dendrites, Cu, Copper crystalline growths, responsive environments, systems theory, interactive interiors from Thai Le on Vimeo.

Artist Statement [1]

Artist Statement

When I was a young kid I knew that I would be different from most of my friends. I use to collect Popular Science magazines for their emerging technologies sections. I would then reference back several months to a year later to see what actually made it out in the market and question why others did not. The new products and gadgets shown gave me a sense of wonder and excitement of what the future might be like. More importantly it represented possibility.

Up until my last year in high school I spent much time drawing and learning the arts. I compromised my interests in college to pursue a more "practical" career path. With both practicality and art in mind I took the opportunity to work in the construction development industry. Although the field was practical and had ample amount of design, it did not fulfill my desire for experimentation, innovation and creative expression.

I kept a diary of conceptual products over the years. These products focused on interactivity, practical use, artistic form and experimentation. My designs draw inspiration from people like James Clar who creates new forms of visual communication through art. Philosopher Russell Bertrand, reminds me to think critically about how people may perceive my ideas. His analytical approach to perception has influenced me to deconstruct many of my ideas. Lighting designer Janne Kyttanen's work will influences all of my future ideas, as her products lead me to look at nature and sacred geometry in the early stages of conceptualizing. Nature has a 4 billion year old R&D department to draw endless inspiration from. Buckminster Fuller's holistic/visionary approach has become a recent inspiration to my way of thinking. Currently my concepts emphasize associative thinking and integration of multiple disciplines. I consider psychology, marketing, bio mimicry, programming, product design and social responsibility whenever possible.

My interest in philosophy and psychology feeds my curiosity to explore emerging technologies and new forms of communication. I believe that we are on the verge of another technological revolution in which interaction/interactivity will be a central theme. It is my goal to research, experiment and develop with the current design and technology tools to prepare for a future of convergence.