A walk-through of the Digital sculpture "Collector Collider"
Collector Collider is an exploration of collecting, how the act of collecting plays a key part in the human experience, and how human collecting differs from how animals collect on earth.
Collecting in other species typically has several functions (that we observe): survival, camouflage, and attracting a mate. Sea Urchins cover themselves in shells or the carcusses of dead urchins to mask their smell from predators. Decorator crabs attach anemones and plant matter to their shells for camouflage. Birds collect a colorful array of material, leaf matter or sticks to attract a mate. Squirrels store food and den material for the wint...