A graphic from Keiko O’Brien’s classroom on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, redrawn by Adge Cutler for LCARS.org.uk. I don’t think it was made to stand up to much linguistic scrutiny.
Installation by Studio Drift features hanging lights whose shades open and close like flowers:
Certain types of flowers close at night, for self-defense and to conserve their resources. This highly evolved natural mechanism is called nyctinasty, and inspired Studio Drift to create Shylight, a light
sculpture that unfolds and retreats in a fascinating choreography
mirroring that of real flowers.
Most man-made objects have a static form, while everything natural in
this world, including people, are subject to constant metamorphosis and
adaptation to their surroundings. Shylight is the result of a question:
how can an inanimate object mimic those changes that express character
and emotions? After a research period of five years, Studio Drift found
the final form to express their idea. It is a lamp that looks alive
because of unpredictable, natural-looking movements: it descends to
blossom in all its glorious beauty, to subsequently close and retreat
upwards again. The Shylight is created out of many layers of silk, which
cause it to move with the grace of a dancer. The movement of the lights
can be controlled by an iPhone or iPad, opening up a range of
possibilities such as a choreography to music.
Talking of bleeding eyes - question: The G’kar/Lando image, I think you titled it “Link” I don’t remember…but do you have a shirt/print/other merch of that picture?
I don’t have anything right now but my usual offer of my own personal prints - I’ve got a fancy printer and some beautiful quality paper - but if there’s something you’d like that image on, I could do that! I didn’t imagine anyone would want that one because of the blood. Let me know if you had something in mind in particular for that one, and I’ll see what I can do for you!
