Laya Kinetics is a human–nature interface that translates natural cycles into movement and light.
A kinetic system that allows time to be experienced through rhythm, revealing the quiet patterns of the moon’s changing phases.
Laya Kinetics
Where Natural Rhythms Meet Living Space
Laya Kinetics is a first-of-its-kind human–nature interface that translates natural cycles into a living field of movement and light. Using an Internet of Things system, the installation receives real-time data and transforms it into a choreography of spheres that gently shift in rhythm with the changing phases of the moon. The work also functions as a light installation, creating an atmosphere that evolves through time rather than remaining fixed.
Designed for homes, interior spaces, offices, and galleries, Laya Kinetics creates a sense of intimacy with nature’s rhythms within built environments. The movement of the spheres offers a quiet awareness of cyclical time — an approach deeply rooted in Eastern ways of understanding time as recurring, continuous, and relational rather than strictly linear.
As the spheres move through their sequences, the viewer can sense when the moon approaches fullness, when it begins to recede, and how cycles unfold gradually. The installation becomes a subtle companion to daily life, allowing one to remain connected to the changing patterns of the natural world through
Laya-3x3 | Solo Show- A Ripple in the Ocean | Akar prakar New Delhi | 2025
Laya-3x3 | Solo Show - A Ripple in the Ocean | Akar Prakar New Delhi | 2025
Process Images
The work emerges through iterative translations between data, simulation, and material behaviour.
Laya Kinetics | 3D Print, Electronics, Wood | 40 x 40 x 6 in | 2025
Exhibitions
Laya Kinetics has been exhibited in gallery and institutional contexts as part of ongoing research into data-driven kinetic form. The work continues to evolve through site-responsive configurations and expanded datasets.
- A Ripple in the Ocean, Solo Show, Akar Prakar Gallery, New Delhi, 2025
- Young Collectors Program, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, 2026
Credits
Natasha Singh
Crefodder Labs
Mallikarjun M