Materials : aluminized mylar, steel, vacuum pumps, popcorn, photovoltaic panel, solar powered motor
Dimensions : 10' x 10' x 12'
Seed [pop!] is an interactive sculpture that uses sunlight to make popcorn atop a 10-foot tower. The popper is heated using three vacuum-controlled, four-foot diameter circular reflectors fabricated from aluminized mylar. It was commissioned for the 2010 Solar Decathlon.more...