Recipie for Firefly Environment, Part ONE

I'm not really sure how to list the information for the Firefly Environment that Muaz and I produced for the WIRED show at Shift Space. Since much of our piece relied on hiding the technology and utilizing more art installation, it it difficult to show step by step. And overall, due to the low light of the piece, it is difficult to show in a photo. Here are the basics for your recipe:

48 Yellow LED lights

1000-1500 feet of communications "patch" wire

Breadboard, LOGO Chip and components (resisters, switches, etc)

Heat shrink

Soldering gun and supplies

5 computer speakers (small 2" round)

4' x 4' sheet of 1/2" plywood

16' of 1" x 1" pine (any wood really)

1lb of Rye or Oat grass seed

8-10lbs of top soil or potting soil

H2O spray bottle (for watering grass during growth)

Large clear plastic painters drop cloth

3 oscillating fans

2 cans flat black spray paint

CD player and reciever/amp

Sound clip of outdoor evening sounds/cricket sounds burned to CD

Wood glue and nails

Electrical tape

Staple gun and staples

So, go out and gather all of this shit, um, I mean stuff. When put together with some persistance and luck, you will end up with the following environment. Really.

Oh… not that. You might feel like that, but it won't look like that. More like this: