ICAM Studio — Interactive Installation — 2026

LIGHT IN MOTION

"Depression cannot hit a busy target." — A pedal-powered LED installation that makes movement visible as light in real time.

Arduino UNO WS2812B LED Pedal Generator DC Motor Bridge Rectifier Glass Bulb
Live simulation — move mouse to generate energy
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The Project

Light in Motion is an interactive light installation that transforms physical movement into visible energy. A viewer-operated pedal generator powers addressable LED lights inside a glass bulb — the patterns respond directly to the speed and rhythm of the viewer's movement.

Faster pedaling produces complex, vivid color flows. Slow movement creates soft pulsing blue light. Stopping means darkness. The viewer is the only power source.

"Depression cannot hit a busy target."

Conceptual Foundation

Most digital systems hide the labor and energy behind them. Screens glow without asking anything in return. This installation inverts that — making the usually invisible act of energy generation something the viewer can feel and see in real time.

The glass bulb — a universal symbol of ideas and illumination — becomes the vessel. The viewer powers it. Without effort, there is no light.

Project Photo Replace after fabrication
TypeInteractive Installation
Year2026
CourseICAM Studio
VenueKamil Gallery
Budget$40 – $80
InputViewer-operated pedal
OutputWS2812B LED patterns inside glass bulb
ControllerArduino UNO (ELEGOO)
GeneratorPermanent magnet DC motor + O-ring belt
CircuitBridge rectifier (1N4007 ×4) + voltage divider
LED StripSEZO WS2812B, 5V, 60 LEDs/m
FrameGlass bulb vase, diffuses light
PatternssoftPulse / flowingColor / rainbowBurst
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Documentation

Demo Video — upload after fabrication
Project Image Replace after fabrication
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Process & Timeline

Week 1–2
Research & Proposal
Concept development, material research, three relevant works, budget planning.
Week 3–4
Circuit Prototyping
Bridge rectifier on breadboard (1N4007 ×4), voltage divider (10kΩ ×2), Arduino A0 connection. Motor voltage testing with hand rotation.
Week 5–6
LED Programming
Arduino code: analogRead → map(0–255) → three pattern modes. softPulse (slow), flowingColor (medium), rainbowBurst (fast).
Week 7–8
Pedal Integration
Permanent magnet DC motor mounted to pedal flywheel via O-ring belt. Full circuit integration and stress testing under sustained load.
Week 9–10
Display Fabrication
Glass bulb vase selected. LED strip coiled inside. Arduino and wiring concealed in base. Full assembly.
Week 11–12
Exhibition
Final testing, documentation video, website, gallery presentation at Kamil Gallery.
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Three Relevant Works

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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Pulse Room, 2006
Incandescent bulbs flash to participants' heartbeats. Biometric data — invisible inside the body — becomes the direct source of visible light. The viewer is both the power source and the subject, exactly as in Light in Motion.
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teamLab
Universe of Water Particles, 2013–
Immersive light environments that respond to human presence and movement. The flowing, speed-responsive LED patterns in Light in Motion draw directly from this aesthetic language of reactive light.
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Olafur Eliasson
The Weather Project, 2003
A massive artificial sun inside Tate Modern. Eliasson makes energy systems tangible and felt. Light in Motion echoes this at human scale: making the invisible act of energy generation something the viewer physically produces.