Running Out Of Time. 2023

Running Out of Time features two gold towers that respond in real time to pollution data from 120 cities worldwide, visualizing the global impact of urban activity. As an eco-visualization, the work transforms invisible pollutants into striking, generative forms, highlighting the interdependence of human systems and the natural environment. In this piece, data functions not only as material but also as agent, shaping emergent patterns and revealing unseen connections across the planet.

This artwork questions the reality of urban pollution and its effects on the environment. As human behaviors increasingly contaminate the air, the impact on other systems and networks becomes apparent. 

The work situates Stanza’s practice within the framework of Entangled Cities, where AI, environmental sensors, and live data converge to create a living urban imagination. By translating air quality, and network data into generative forms, the installation renders the invisible visible, inviting audiences to reflect on both the fragility and resilience of the living city.

What viewers experience is a pulsating display of red LEDs that switch on and off in response to a generative system drawing from NO₂ levels collected via a custom API from 120 cities worldwide. An AI monitors the system, using machine learning to detect patterns and convey them to the visual landscape. 

The towers are time-based, evolving visual artworks, measuring 80 × 20 × 20 cm and 100 × 20 × 20 cm, respectively, embodying a tangible, data-driven representation of our environmental footprint.

Available for exhibitions and touring. Set up time a few hours max.

Materials: Gold PCB, Custom PCB, LEDS, Fabrication , custom software.

Exhibitions

Heinz Nixdorf Museum Germany (HNF) 2023

Deutsches Museum Nuremberg 2023

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