Sensebellum

Microscopia set up at Sensebellum pop-up space

I stumbled across a fun little pop-up exhibit while down in a new addition to the Amazon complex in Belltown. Sensebellum is an intriguing, mini-electronic science fair with an emphasis on visuals, with well crafted exhibits. With just a few minutes to explore and no one else there, I could generate sound and line by caressing a potted plant, magnify any number of organic and man-made objects, make mountains and canyons in sandbox that automatically generated topographic maps in real time, enjoy a cascade of projected shaped as they did their virtual bouncing along a physical shelf, and that was it, although there are a few more that I didn’t have time for.

A rather magnified feather

Whether it’s a walk-in promotional ad for the business or an art installation, I’m not sure where the line is here, but I’m enthusiastic for this stuff. Sensebellum is Casey Scalf and associates, working from their base up in Bellingham, Washington. Judging from their website they have an already thriving business going on, and do many events and installations: Projected light shows, sculptural lighting systems, and engineered interactive exhibits, which engage the senses and perhaps lead to new insights into the real life world around us.

The Floragraph makes sounds and shapes as you approach and touch the plant

The Sensebellum pop-up is open through October 17th. Located right next to the new GlassBaby store that fronts the street and new plaza on 7th Ave between Bell and Blanchard in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood.

The video sandbox after I did a little shoveling. I couldn’t figure out how to change the flight paths of the paper airplanes.