Temporal Traces

Media Installation

Temporal Traces captures the essence of time through the medium of light. Using long-exposure photography, the movement of light — guided by the AxiDraw — remains invisible until a single moment is frozen, revealing a radiant painting. With the press of a button, time itself crystallizes, transforming a fleeting instant into a visible form, part of a collective film. Each light painting contributes to a growing visual narrative, symbolizing the impermanence of time while preserving its essence in a single, tangible frame. The project reflects the tension between time's relentless flow and the moments we manage to seize.

Media installation, long-exposures of moving light traces, AxiDraw Plotter, Neopixel LED-Ring, Camera, LCD Display, Raspberry Pi

• Media Installation

Awards

Selection “Beyond the clock” exhibition at Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève

Type

Course Project, Collaboration

Roles

Concept, Design, Programming

Technologies

Node.js, AxiDraw CLI, gphoto2, Adobe Illustrator