Anastatica sensibile: a case study about natural processes as medium for interactivity

Interactive artistic installations, especially the ones exploiting digital technologies, represent an active area of research both from the artistic and technological sides. These works are able to detect different properties of people in the environment (e.g., motion, localization, gestures) and determine their behavior accordingly, for example modifying sounds and lights. Manifold installations have been realized exploiting audio-visual elements as key media for interactivity. This paper presents a case study of a non-conventional interactive installation (“Anastatica Sensibile”), which has been conceived around a natural process. In this installation people determine the life cycle of specific plants, in terms of an opening/closing process. The contribution of the paper is stimulating reflections about how the plants natural life cycle can become the fundamental element of an interactive artistic installation