Here v2

Interactive light bench

A bench that holds on to traces of its visitors.

September 2025

Interactive
Installation
Creative coding
Lighting

Here v2 preview

Someone was here

You find a seat on the train, and it is still warm. Someone was here. That small trace of another person became the starting point for Here: a bench that invites people to sit, watch and leave a trace of their own.

The first version captures the silhouettes of people sitting on the bench, then plays them back through embedded LED panels. The delay can range from one second to a few hours. A depth camera and custom openFrameworks software make those passing moments visible again.

This page brings together the original bench and Here v2. The second version was exhibited at PASEO 2025; the project has also been shown at the ITP Winter Show and Time Exhibition.

In detail

Here v2, view 2

Here v2, view 3

Here v2, view 4

Here v2 — Exploded view — Exploded view

Here v2 — Soldering the electronics — Soldering the electronics

Here v2 — Testing the LED mapping — Testing the LED mapping

Here v2 — Further mapping tests — Further mapping tests

Here v2 — Custom software built with openFrameworks — Custom software built with openFrameworks

Materials & credits

Materials & tools: Acrylic, plywood, aluminum sheet, LED panels, Mac mini, PC, depth camera, openFrameworks
Exhibitions: PASEO 2025; ITP Winter Show; Time Exhibition