Bend to

-Explore the Proprioceptive Interaction Between Plants and Post-humans in an Immersive Experience

Art-based research programme

YUTING XUE, City University of Hong Kong, China
YUXUAN BAI, City University of Hong Kong, China
ELKE REINHUBER∗ , City University of Hong Kong, China

Data Processing Support: Jiakun Pei

Bend to is an embodied experience based on plants’ phototropic sense in the digital sympathetic environment. By utilizing 3D scanning and time-lapse photography techniques, we gather plant phototropic data, which is then processed using the Support Vector Regression (SVR) model for prediction and ultimately visualized in a virtual reality experience. It immerses individuals into the sensual experience of plants’ responses to surroundings through proprioceptive interaction. With the embodied engagement of hand-tracking and virtual touching, this artwork aims to enhance participants’ awareness of their bodily position and strengthen connections with the spatial

The snapshots captured from the user’s perspective within the VR headset

-Data Visualization