Bio Loose Sense

Biomimicry application inspired by the bioluminescent tidal experience

During the Pandemic, we are homebound, many of us working, living, and relaxing indoors. At home, we have combined all functions of living. In my thesis, I want to introduce a new way of applying biomimetic design with light to separate the different functional zones and times in our house. If we consider temporal changes (time) as part of the biomimetic process, we must consider the lighting’s control as the key to this application. We believe human activities include a rhythm similar to the rhythm of nature. The Biomimetic design encourages the connection between humans and nature and also keeps our senses activated. The design learns from natural phenomena, such as bioluminescent tides and organisms. We could use the potential of the chemical reaction of microorganisms in bioluminescent waves to change our relationship to lighting and interiors.

The thesis video shows different activities inside of the home and how the light relates to them. Each environment is almost alive, the bedroom's lighting looks like an amoeba, and the living room's lighting looks like a multicellular organism. There is a visual connection between cell division and the multiple functions in the living room. As a contrast to the single-use bedroom, the living room's luminous object extends further from the corner of the ceiling, stretching down and out along the surface of the wall, in order to evoke an image of a bioluminescent algae bloom. Through the arrangement of the LED panels, we are reminded of cell division. The arrangement incorporates a fractal pattern to create a positive interaction between human activity and light. As a long-term goal, I seek a way that light can function as symbolic and poetic imagery that mimics nature.
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Jo Li


Jo Li is a graduate student at Parsons. Major in lighting design and minor in design studies. Her undergrad was in interior design at CCA, located in San Francisco. Overall, she identifies herself as an ideas person, which she has been consistently maintaining in that role throughout her education in group projects and through her working experiences. She has the technical expertise, especially graphical skillsets. Her top strengths include generating creative ideas, problem-solving while knowing who her audience is.

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Email: Jiaman1995@gmail.com

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