Silk motor moths take flight powered by viewers’ touch

An installation of interactive, motorized moths that responds to human touch is on display at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s ATLAS Center through Feb. 15.

Nationally known artist Jen Lewin’s three silk and metal moths with 6- to 8-foot wingspans are linked to orbs that sense the pressure of a viewer’s touch and begin to move to that tempo. The longer a viewer remains in contact with the orbs, the longer and more powerful the moths’ movements become.

“MOTH beautifully represents how the ATLAS Institute and its Center for Arts, Media and Performance bring together art, technology and interdisciplinary creative…