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Daksha Patel is a multi-disciplinary artist educator who works across a wide range of media, materials and technologies. Her interdisciplinary practice has engaged with Biophysics, Biomedicine, Applied Mathematics, Environmental Modelling & Justice, Linguistics and Neuroscience. She works regularly with science institutions such as Imperial College, London (2024); The Biophysical Science Institute, Durham (2024), University of Exeter (2023) and King’s College, London (2022).
Daksha’s ongoing interest in processes of mapping, measurement and visualisation has led her to explore technologies such as Lidar scanning, photogrammetry, GIS (geographical information systems), biosensors and creative coding. She particularly enjoys being immersed in long-term residencies, where her process can typically involve delivering trans-disciplinary workshops, presenting at conferences, writing papers, as well as creating artworks that engage with the materials, methods and research of the host institution.
Molecular Clouds is an interactive video projection that will use motion sensors to enable audiences to interact with it by changing sequences of images. The work addresses big themes that are very relevant to the world today – climate change, air pollution and human relationships with the planet – but does so lightly and playfully using striking and unusual imagery which makes the science accessible.
The animated imagery will consist of clouds of colourful and mesmerising abstract forms that appear from ground level and float upwards at different speeds, sizes and using different kinds of movements. The shapes represent greenhouse gases and air pollutants such as Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate Matter and Sulphur dioxide. They will be represented in their crystal forms which are beautifully intricate. Audiences will be able to ‘touch’ different molecules – if they can catch them – and make them ‘disappear’.
Molecular Clouds engages people with environmental issues that are invisible to the naked eye. It makes them visible and tangible and enables people to play with the science of climate change and air pollution with a sense of agency.
Molecular Clouds was showcased at our member festivals (Light Night Leeds, Light Up Lancaster, Lightwaves Salford and Barnsley Bright Nights).