HELIOSTAT #1
2020 – 2023    I designed and built Heliostat, a solar-tracking device that redirects sunlight using a dual-axis motor system controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. The X-axis motor aligns the device with the sun by processing data from the Julian Date API as the Y-axis motor tilts the array of mirrors to achieve the desired angle, directing sunlight into my bedroom. Constructed from repurposed and found objects (car parts), the completed kinetic sculpture sits on my windowsill, clanging like a chariot in motion. In November 2023, I revisited my research on New York City’s daylight zoning laws to present at NYU’s Environmental and Racial Justice Network (ERJN) on the topic of PUSHING DAYLIGHT.