Breathing Patchwork
by Patrick Branigan
Designer: Shane Crozier
Details:
- Each light tile is made of a small, framed 150×150mm transparent OLED emitter.
- Layered onto this is a sheet of clear acrylic, onto which an image can be painted using standard water based acrylics.
- During the day the artwork is translucent in the same way that a traditional stained glass window pane is, but at night and in low light, the OLED emitter can be turned on to create a backlit “stained glass” mosaic.
- Each acrylic panel can be removed from the frame and washed clean with warm water. New artwork can then be applied with zero material wastage.
- Each OLED tile is modular, and additional units can be placed in any pattern along the wall.
- The frame has contacts on each of its four sides allowing for limitless customization of the wall within the constraints of the power supply and OLED driver tile.
Designer’s Note:
Breathing Patchwork can be used to display children’s artwork, family patchworks, or any other artwork of personal and emotional relevance.
