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

Year

2025

Dimensions

12 x 30 x 80 in.

Dimensions

12 x 30 x 80 in.

Materials

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

Materials

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

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.

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

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.

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

Copyright: Joshua Prince