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Interactive Installation
Dark matter
Dublin (IR)
Science Gallery
European Space Agency (ESA)
Prof.dr. H. Hoekstra (Observational Cosmology)
2020
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Thijs Biersteker - Creative Lead
Kees Plattel - Technical Lead
Casper van der Meer - Engineer
Sophie de Krom - Production
End of Time - Soundscape
Melanie Kool, Lode Dijkers, Jacco Gardner, Niels Post, the team of Science Gallery, Alison Goddard, Jeroen Scharroo

Wither is a slice of digital rainforest that disappears in front of your eyes on the rate of deforestation happening right now. Every leaf is controlled using real time deforestation data.

While we are in isolation deforestation is in full acceleration. Deforestation in the Amazon is picking up with a 71% increase since the Covid-19 outbreak due to a lack of enforcement.

‘Wither’ is a slice of digital rainforest that disappears in front of your eyes on the rate of deforestation happening right now. Controlled by the latest deforestation data, the leaves of this digital slice of rainforest turn transparent in front of your eyes. Each second ten leaves disappear. Every flickering of a leaf marks the loss of 250m2 of rainforest. Making the work a living monument to the loss of precious rainforest happening at this very moment somewhere hidden far away in the Amazon.  

‘Wither’ is build using an adaptive set of deforestation data. The digital leaves turn transparent when current is applied, turning every leaf visible or invisible. Controlled by the data every flickering of a leave marks the loss of 250m2 of rainforest. The artwork is adapted to the current data coming in by the different deforestation watch groups.

A collaboration for a next generation
Bound together by their need for social impact and awareness, Daily Paper and artist Thijs Biersteker created ‘Wither’ for the Paris Fashion week and beyond.  Showing a new world where we explore new ways to create the future where we all co-exist, nature, humanity and technology.