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.