Drawing with wind, 2020

Materials: Wind vane, Robotic arm, Wind, Drawing board

Machine Dimensions: 50 x 120 x 160cm

Overall dimensions variable

Collaboration between Ashley Yuqi Zhang and Hua Zhang

The machine detects wind speed and direction, feeding fluctuant weather data into a robotic drawing board that moves, rotates and wiggles based on the live data. The artists attempts to cooperate with the apparatus, making marks on the unstable surface, and turning the invisible wind into abstract drawings.