Inspired by a trip to Manaus, Brazil in the Amazon rainforest, Lauren Bon began thinking about the utility of atmospheric moisture in the tropical rainforest, currently one of the most at-risk landscapes due to the logging and mineral extraction. She developed a device - contained within a single suitcase - to condense that ambient water and then, using a propulsion system, turn that water into mist and release it into the path of a bright light directed through a prism, revealing a rainbow.
A constant refrain from Brazilians living in the rainforest was that deforestation, and the loss of trees that release moisture into the air, was changing weather patterns with unexpected effects on the climate, even continents away. Wake-Up Rainbow can capture and transport a storm cloud, mimicking these weather disturbances we’re currently facing, while showing us a facet of the natural world not always visible to the naked eye.
