Butterflies in the city 2.0

I have previously created a few different installations with the robotic butterflies. Most of them intended for decorative purposes; as an artwork that sits quietly in a room and surprises you once you notice it.. moving.

This is Butterflies 2.0, yet another experiment with the robotic butterflies. Most of the settings created for my previous installations have had some sort of relation to my personality- like the ones at Babycastles were installed in a quiet corner of the gallery and didn’t seek attention unless a person happened to see it (you know, the shy types).

This time I wanted to experiment with setting the butterflies in my environment- the city. I moved from a green town to a concrete jungle of the city when I was in high school. I changed a lot. Wouldn’t the butterflies have to too? How would the butterflies adapt to their new surroundings? Let’s see..