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planter, viewers, and store cat, acrylic on ceramic, 2025

installation view of LightLoupe, Klapper Art Gallery, Adelphi University

(left to right) dessert and birthday, 10 x 8 inches etched uv print on dibond on viewer (acrylic on ceramic), 2025

installation view of LightLoupe, Klapper Art Gallery, Adelphi University

LightLoupe is an exhibition featuring a glimpse into a typical retail showroom for the LightLoupe system of planters and accessories, run by a team promoting a lifestyle of plant-based security.
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This LightLoupe showroom, much like the underlying technology, can be a bit confusing: a mix of slick products, overwhelmed workers, and a sense of imminent collapse. The showroom is run by a team of Viewers — brightly colored rocks with faces that are often contorting under the burden of their constant watching. They are hopeful that LightLoupe can ease that stress, so they are here to sell, answer your questions, and maintain the showroom.
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LightLoupe is a plug and play security system of plants, software, and planters. Trade-ins of your old security systems are encouraged. Here is what they say about themselves:

We use the ancient recording techniques of plants alongside our bespoke AI to combine everyday houseplants with our LightLoupe system of planters to monitor and defend what you value. Our team of botanists and engineers know that plants see and record everything around them. LightLoupe interprets that data, giving you realtime metrics, historical insights, and even glimpses into the future.

Before LightLoupe, security systems were bulky and obtrusive and our plants refused to share their insights. No more! Get rid of ugly box cameras and convoluted setups. We give you the flexibility to fill your home with any plants you desire. Simply select a LightLoupe planting system that fits your lifestyle, and bring us a plant or allow us to make a recommendation. We handle the rest and our LightLoupe App gives you access to everything your plant sees. We’ve long known plants are cameras, but until now realtime data and predictive qualities were inaccessible to the public. Now, we harness natural technologies to keep you, your space, and your loves safe and secure.
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