The Paper Ecosystem

The Paper Ecosystem is fragile. Human interaction with the animal and plant life will change it quickly. Trees will die. Animals will change their habits. Water may become polluted. Glaciers may melt. The paper that this ecosystem is based on will tear apart. The more human activity over these areas, the faster these changes will progress.

The Paper Ecosystem is also resilient. By keeping human activity in a compact area, the ecosystem as a whole can flourish. Plant and animal life will return. Water will clear, glaciers may return. New paper will unfold and replace the old paper. By modifying human activity, the ecosystem can flourish, and humans can remain a part of it.

The Paper Ecosystem is a multi-projector immersive installation incorporating position tracking for interactions.

The project was composed of over 90 sequences of stop motion papercraft. These sequences are live-composited in Touchdesigner based on live human interaction.

Links

https://www.atlanta.sciencegallery.com/resilient-earth-exhibits/the-paper-ecosystem

Credits

Director, Animation, Interactive Design: Jeremy Speed Schwartz

Assistant Animation: Jillian Gregory, Collin Wheeler

Compositing: Ezra Kirsch

Origami Fabrication: Madelyn Zimbler-Nowak

Technical Support: Blair Wright and KSU UITS

Physical construction: Shibui Design