Sanya Arts Space

C’mon noise can never be good or pleasant for anything! This pollutant give me enough grief when they tear down an old building and bring in them drill machines and saws! The only way I’m going to like them is if something useful like sound harvesting is done! Something like the Eco Noise, where these special tiles absorb the noise and convert it to energy to power up the gates with mesmerizing lights display. The idea is sweet, but I’d much rather power just one lamp than have a fancy fence.

The Eco Noise is a Lotus Prize entry.

Designers: Luo Lide, Chen Songrong, Li Daiyan, Lin Haoting & Xu Junwei

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