Pulse: An Installation That Lets You Feel the Forest’s Rhythm

Doğukan Güngör
Aug 23
1 min read

Updated: Sep 14

For Houghton Festival, Benni Allan, director of EBBA Architects, has developed a new conceptual piece that redefines the dialogue between humans and nature: Pulse. Using advanced environmental sensors, the installation captures how trees respond to their surroundings, translating these signals into patterns of light and vibration. The result is a sensory experience that reveals the hidden rhythm of the forest.

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Visitors step into a responsive environment where pulses of light and shifting soundscapes move in dialogue with the woodland. This ever-changing composition creates a meditative, immersive journey that resonates with the festival’s ethos of discovery, creativity, and connection.

Pulse is not just an aesthetic statement but a living bridge between human perception and the vitality of the natural world.

Unlike many festival installations, Pulse does not disappear when the event ends. Conceived as a permanent fixture on the Houghton grounds, it will continue to evolve over time, responding to seasonal shifts, weather changes, and the activity of the trees themselves. In doing so, it becomes a living monument to the forest’s vitality, offering an ongoing dialogue between art, technology, and nature.