.La Nube

The Cloud is an interactive installation consisting of a small database which listens, stores and executes events that draw the sky as in a performance. The Cloud is an algorithm that seeks to think the behavior of clouds as a generative system.

However, the installation recalls its playful spirit and, through a graphic interface, invites users to play with the sky and alter the state of the weather while interacting with each other.

This project is a dialogue between two topics that I have been researching for several years: generative systems and the functioning of the Internet. The Cloud tries to generate a bridge between both universes and put them in dialogue.

The generation of images in real time is achieved through an algorithm that I developed in TouchDesigner, which listens to events that trigger different states such as the creation of clouds, thunder, rain, comets and data visualization, among others. It also has an internal clock that changes the sky depending on the local time.

On the other hand, the web interface communicates with TouchDesigner via Socket.IO and sends messages in real time through the Internet generating a fluid and latency-free communication between the users and the system.