Exhibition & Spatial Design

CUMULU3

An interactive dual-user on-water light installation
at the Copenhagen Light Festival 2025
CUMULU3 in action – various colours when giving air together

CUMULU3 invites audience to participate in sharing their air to collectively blow multi-coloured animated bubble rings that come alive and grow and glow on the water surface.

See a short instagram movie here

Idé and execution: Arthur Maria Steijn • Creative development: Frederik Lauenborg
Thank you for your support and help: GF Ørestad (financial support), Copenhagen Light Festival,  Theo Bjerg Steijn & Asbjørn
Interactive input with propeller for giving air
Different animated colours when blowing together
Interacting while there was ice on the water
Seen from the bridge with ice on the water
Electronics & testing
Creating RPM measure for propeller
Propeller RPM testing with Arduino
Processing unit with ArduinoR4 for driving LED rings
Testing RPM propellor with addressable LED rings