2 weeks leading upto Conflux had all of our adrenaline pumping! Wildernets started as a simple idea but took on a scale much larger than we were used to working in! This 16′x8′ blanket was embedded with the night lights from the northern hemisphere as well as sounds of the wilderness. It transports you into a land that is quite different from the hustle and bustle of street life in NYC. Meant to be a net that you carry on your back the piece is powered by a solar panel and is your complete mobile night sky.

Here are some pictures of the making of ‘Wildernets’

This outdoor installation will appear in the area around Conflux HQ on September 11, 12, and 13 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Wildernets are portable mesh structures that create experiences of wilderness in public spaces.

A new twist on the trend of rediscovering nature, Wildernets, large scale crochet nets with embedded electronics, can be deployed in various settings, bringing the experiences of the forest, trees, birds and night skies to any environment. Wildernets transform the physical configuration and social dimensions of an urban space by overlaying a synthesized “natural” environment.

Wildernets recall a natural space not available to the city dweller, alluding to a rural experience in any setting; interrupting the architecture and the pedestrian to create an improvised experience in collective action, social intervention and DIY technology.

The piece was in collaboration with  Mouna Andraos and Doris Cacoilo