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Secret Tree

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Summary:
The Secret Tree listens, interprets and stores people's secrets in its leaves or fruits with a unique format.

Idea:
Interactive sound installation which invites participants to confess their secrets. As people speak their secrets into a large knothole in the center of the to the tree it "grows" with blooming flowers and whispering fruits.

Materials:
6' tall cardboard tree with LED lighting and miniature speakers

Inspiration:
The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
In the Mood for Love - Wong Kar Wai

Team:
Michael Chladil
Jee-Sun Lee
Ai-Chen Lin

My Role:
- Arduino microcontroller code
- MAX/MSP Programming
- Prototype circuit design and fabrication
- Basic woodworking

See the process.

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