Not So Random

Joshua Prince

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Not So Random

Joshua Prince

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Not So Random

Joshua Prince

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Year

2025

Medium

Sculpture

Materials

Plexiglass, concrete, ABS, microelectronics, plastic strapping, stainless steel, aluminum, and hardware.

Dimensions

12 x 30 x 80 in.

This is a public sculpture that is constantly updating a three-dimensional doodle using environmental data. As a site-specific piece, sensors measure temperature and CO2 to approximate activity inside the building at different locations. The sculpture combines a custom designed mechanism, an electronic control box, and a concrete base. Using two types of Arduino microcontrollers, the sculpture can translate cloud sensor data into independent motor commands to each mechanism feeding wire into and out of a plexiglass box. As the plastic wire moves in the box, it contorts, twists, and knots into a unique and constantly changing shape.

Not So Random, 2025. 12 x 30 x 80 in. Currently on display at the E.A. Fernandez IDEA Factory.

Not So Random electrical control box, 2025.

Close up detail of Not So Random's electrical control box. Includes dual Arduino MKR WiFis, TMC2209 motor controllers, DC-DC converters, and associated DIN mounted components.

Detail shot of the wire feeding mechanism.

Front view of Not So Random from the main entrance to the IDEA Factory, 2025. 12 x 30 x 80 in.

Copyright: Joshua Prince