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Grace Grothaus

Daily Chorus

Four-channel projection, 9-channel audio, software, LEDs, acrylic tubing

Contributors: Vertical Studio Lab Art Collective, Raghad El-Shebiny, Eyal Assaf, Kwame Kyei-Boateng, Kimberly Davis, Jorge de Oliveira, Douglas Gregory, Xi Lu, and Janica Olpindo.

“'Daily Chorus’ immerses viewers in the interconnectedness of built and natural environments, human and non-human systems—geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and noosphere. This interactive installation blends physical and virtual elements to represent these interactions. At rest, the space generates an ambient world of sounds, lights, and digital projections. Streaming data on Toronto’s atmospheric conditions shapes these elements based on time of day and environmental states, juxtaposed with AI sentiment analysis of tweets about Toronto.

Light colours correspond to the sentiment spectrum (positive, neutral, and negative), displayed through projections and illuminated gates. Viewers interact with the gates by walking through them, triggering light and sound responses, transforming them from observers to participants. The project aims to evoke a sense of connection to the urban meta-organism we all inhabit, inviting participants to consider their own belonging and agency within the city’s systems."

— Grace Grothaus

About the artist

Grace Grothaus

Canadian

Grace Grothaus (b. New Orleans, USA) is a computational media artist whose research questions center around ecosystemic human and plant relationships in relation to the present global climate crisis and speculative futures. Her research-creation is expressed as physical computing installations which take place both outdoors or in the gallery. She endeavors to make invisible phenomena experienceable for the purpose of revitalizing our connections to our environments, engaging participants in thinking of holistic ecologies, and interrogating questions about the supposed separation of planetary built and natural systems. Frequently collaborative, Grace works with scientists, engineers, musicians and other visual and performing artists.
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