STUPAfy Interactive Enlightenment
This modulated art piece features both sound and lights controlled by a programmed micro-controller (Arduino Uno).
The STUPAfy interactive enlightenment sculpture is inspired by the Buddhist architectural form called a “stupa.” The spatial forms of the stupa are symbols and express concepts of metaphysical importance. The title, STUPAfy is a pun which combines the meaning of the word “stupa” and “stupefy” to amaze, astonish and be mysterious and bewildering.
Fused Glass Triacontahedron
The STUPAfy IE sculpture is crowned by a mesmerizing kiln fused glass globe which rests atop a hand-crafted pine wood base. The hand-crafted fused glass globe is actually a 30-sided spherical geometric figure called a triacontahedron. Sound rings out from the sculpture when two cast brass, Buddhist ‘tingsha’ bells are struck together by interaction of the audience.
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