Interactive systems
Physical interactions between people, objects and spaces.
Toucan Creative Technology
Creative technical collaboration for interactive art and physical experiences.
You have the idea.
I make the technology work.
Maybe it should move, respond, light up, react to people, make sound, or behave in a way that isn’t immediately obvious. I work out what you’re trying to achieve, explore what technology can add, and build the systems that make it possible.
Featured project
Interactive Sculpture
Working alongside an established artist, I developed the embedded electronic system behind an interactive sculpture for a medical company. The project explores how sensing, electronics and programmed behaviour can become part of the artwork itself.
Technology in service of the idea.
Every project is different. Sometimes the technology is invisible; sometimes it becomes part of the artwork itself.
Embedded electronics
The electronic systems that make a piece behave as intended.
Embedded software
Turning electronics into responsive, reliable behaviour.
Light, movement & sound
A response people can see, hear and feel.
Prototyping
Testing an experimental idea quickly, before committing to the full build.
Installation & support
Getting it working in the real world — and keeping it working.
See it move.
Interactive work is best understood in motion. Here are videos of projects, process and references.
Who I work with.
Different people, same goal: an idea that needs to move, sense or respond — and work reliably.
Artists
You have the sculpture. I build the technology inside it.
Companies & commissions
Interactive artwork for your building, brand or anniversary.
Galleries & museums
Interactive exhibits that survive the public — day after day.
Brand experiences
Activations and experiential marketing people actually play with.
Retail & visual merchandising
Windows and displays that react to passers-by.
Creative directors & studios
A technical partner who protects the creative idea.
Event producers
Interactive moments built to install fast and run all day.
Crazy golf
Holes that light up, move and react when the ball goes in.
Prototyping
Find out if it will work before you commit the budget.
Meet Murali.
I’m Murali Wood, an embedded systems engineer and the founder of Toucan Creative Technology.
I started Toucan because I believe technology can make physical art more engaging, surprising and alive. I’m interested in the point where engineering meets creativity: where electronics stop being components and become movement, light, sound, interaction and experience.
Toucan exists to create interesting art — and to help artists and creative teams realise ideas that would otherwise be difficult to make.
Have an idea?
Developing a sculpture, installation, exhibition, display or other creative project involving electronics? I’d love to hear about it.
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