The first wildernet was out and about NYC and Brooklyn recently. Created in collaboration with Sonali Sridhar and Doris Cocailo.

A bit more about these nets:

Wildernets are portable mesh structures that create experiences of wilderness in public spaces.

A new twist on the trend of rediscovering nature, Wildernets, large scale crochet nets with embedded electronics, can be deployed in various settings, bringing the experiences of the forest, trees, birds and night skies to any environment. Wildernets transform the physical configuration and social dimensions of an urban space by overlaying a synthesized “natural” environment.

Wildernets recall a natural space not available to the city dweller, alluding to a rural experience in any setting; interrupting the architecture and the pedestrian to create an improvised experience in collective action, social intervention and DIY technology.

Picture by Doris. Thanks to Julie Legault for her help on the project.