“Frisse wind”
A breath of fresh airA breath of fresh air and a change for the better would be if we were to somehow come to accept our dependence on nature. That a two-way exchange of supply and demand can emerge, and that we cannot simply deplete nature whenever we please. This dependence doesn’t have to be enormous; it could start as simple as whether or not you’re allowed to drink orange juice, or how you listen to music. Whether its very fast or just a little too slow. With my project, "met de wind", I want to highlight our dependence on and attention to the wind, and in that process, I explore how our connection to the wind can form a philosophical foundation for a life lived in tune with nature. The windmills I’ve created play music at a speed determined by the wind. In addition, I draw attention to the wind through a windmill that can come to you instead of the other way around, and through the interaction you can have with it. If you want the music to play the way you want it to, you’ll have to find the right wind. Maybe you’ll have to wait a day or two, choose a nice high spot, gaze at the clouds a few times a day, or see what kind of insects are floating through the air. And when the wind does pick up, where is it coming from? Can you sense it with your nose or ears, or can you tell by looking at the clouds? The windmills I’ve designed are objects that celebrate living in tune with the wind. I present the windmill in a workshop for children that invites them to learn about wind through play and challenges them to dream of a future where anything is possible with the wind.