Otso Havanto

Nature of Man

Nature of Man is a video installation discussing control, nature relationship and life.

In the center of the installation is an aquarium with living spirulina algae. It is surrounded by monitors with different representations which are controlled by microscopic footage of the spirulina.

First concept sketches in Blender
First concept sketches in Blender
Cultivating spirulina and microscopic images
Cultivating spirulina and microscopic images
We wanted to make cultivating spirulina a communal effort at media lab. The aquarium was in a public space and we had a public webcam feed.
We wanted to make cultivating spirulina a communal effort at media lab. The aquarium was in a public space and we had a public webcam feed.
The visuals are created with an openFrameworks sketch that generates the visuals based on microscopic footage of the algae. One big frame is sent to Mad Mapper via syphon. Mad Mapper splits the frame for different screens.
The visuals are created with an openFrameworks sketch that generates the visuals based on microscopic footage of the algae. One big frame is sent to Mad Mapper via syphon. Mad Mapper splits the frame for different screens.