PIERRE&MARIE

Miro-Eye is an interactive installation that transforms visitors’ movements into electrical energy through LiDAR sensors. The resulting data is visualized on LED screens shaped like sleepy eyes, which gradually awaken as participation increases, offering an intuitive glimpse into the conversion of gesture into electricity.

By fixing these animated eyes onto the façade of the Miro Power Plant, the installation turns the building itself into an active observer, inviting playfulness while prompting reflection on surveillance and control. Drawing on a visual language inspired by familiar emojis, Miro-Eye subtly explores issues of data collection and digital environment management. At the same time, the luminous eyes evoke a protective gaze, illuminating the street and encouraging viewers to consider the delicate balance between security and discomfort, care and monitoring.

Developed in collaboration with the design agency Floworks, Miro-Eye is visually derived from the artwork Big Other by artists Pierre&Marie. Presented in partnership with Urban Art Lab, it is part of the Smart Picnic: Sensing the City program at the Miro Meta Art Open Lab—an international platform fostering collaboration between artists and scientists to explore new intersections of art, technology, and urban life.