The Timid Wilderness is an immersive, interactive installation aiming to teach children ideas around ecology and technology working in symbiosis, and comprises a luminescent jungle of shy flowers. The flowers are sensitive to sounds, especially those of humans, and hide away when the noise level is too high but bloom again when silence is restored. Inspired by pollinating insects being able to detect patterns on flowers that are only visible in the UV spectrum, the piece imagines what this supernatural, glowing world may look like, and questions the way in which we communicate with our natural surroundings.
Artificial intelligence developed by Martin Wilson.
Co-commissioned by La Gaîté Lyrique, Cinekid, KiKK Festival and WoeLab as part of the cooperation project ‘Les Voyages de Capitaine futur’ co-funded by the Creative Europe Program of the European Union.
Timid Wilderness – EN from KIKK Festival on Vimeo.