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Living Mirrors
Personal Project
Experience Design
Overviewlink to the research dossier
Living Mirrors is an interdisciplinery project that videlves into the profound concept of reflection, drawing from philosophical insights and physical phenomena to analyze and interpret various media works. In this enclosed cosmos, I presents ramifications of this paradigm shift on our understanding of eternal truths and values through three forms of reflections represented by three novel forms of experiences. I am aiming to craft a unprescedented approach of data visualization that highlight the critical importance of reflective thinking in avoiding the banality of evil and fostering meaningful progress in human endeavors.
medium
book, motion graphics, resin sculpture, catalogue
dimension
300 sqft
timeline
3 months
technology
book making, infographic design, data visualization
Technical Details
To elucidate these complex themes, the project employs three distinct forms of reflections as conceptual lenses: diffuse reflection, specular reflection, and multiple reflection. Each form represents a unique perspective on how media works interact with and reflect upon the world around them.
Inforgraphic Design
Diffuse ReflectionThis form of reflection embodies the breakdown of communication and understanding, symbolizing the overwhelming influx of perspectives and ideas in a postmodern context. Through an experiment involving sound-making and visualization inspired by Rashomon, the project illustrates how diffuse reflection mirrors the chaotic yet rich tapestry of contemporary thought.
Specular ReflectionIn contrast to diffuse reflection, specular reflection produces clear and unaltered images, emphasizing self-referential meaning. The project delves into how media works, through specular reflection, can capture and convey localized truths and perspectives that resonate authentically with their creators.
Multiple Reflectionmultiple reflection serves as a metaphorical tunnel into an infinite realm of images, reflecting both internal and external influences. By exploring the multiverse created through reflective works, the project aims to showcase the interconnectedness of ideas and the dynamic interplay between self-referential and externally-reflective qualities in media art.Problem
Problem
How to sort out and find a clearer way out of the entropy of information in today’s infinite fragmented flow of massive digital content consumption?
Since post modernism hit with the occurance of advanced technology, free falling of media consumption with massive content creation creates a communication breakdown. The fast, rapid and fragmentation of content free falling in both digital and real space generates this entropy of information which seems both heavy but also weightless. How do we measure the importance of knowledge in these exploded moments? What is the information that we exactly need? How can we sort out and find a way out of such entropy? Where is the space to breath and reflect? This project aims to address these questions with a new methodology created based on the information system we have today. Research
I splited the research into two parts. One is on people while the other is on academic journals and studies. I conducted focus groups and observations on people consuming media contents across platforms on a daily basis. Through the research, I notice the sequence of people consuming contents are usually non-linear and fragmental. And by interviewing them along , I discovered that mostly such pattern was unconsciously affected by the layout and user flow of different apps as well as books. I thus aim to break down these user flow and recreate my own that allows space for reflections.
Regarding the second phase of research, the major names impacting my work are Hito Steryle on the flow of cheap images, Albert Camu on the Myth of Sisyphus and eternal return, Arendt’s Banality of Evil, and Søren Kierkegard on hedonistic versus ethic life, and etc. The insights of the readings can be further found here.
Diffuse Reflection
Specular Reflection
Multiple Reflection