User:Nan.w

Describtion of two works

Social phobia Interactive installation This interactive installation is a robotic object without any practical function. The body of this robot is made of white cloth and stuffed with cutton fibre, rubber pipes and red balloons. It’s nervus system is built by sensors, air pumps and electronic timers. I intend to make it cell shapes and organic forms. It is in a total passive condition in which it is not able to move but to be approached and manipulated by people.This robot carried a centern character which is the fear of the approach of strangers. The balloon will be inflated once the air pump is activated when someone is close enouh to the infrared detector. the ballons start to reacte as ancious breath, inhaling and exhaling. At the same time, the electronic timer controls the volume of air to prevent frequent explosion of those red balloons. But still it will facing the danger of self-destrction of its own fear.

Self-regeneration Interactive installation with moving images and sound This work is constructed as a 1.4 x 2 x 4 metre wooden tunnel. The end of the tunnel is a projection screen which allow me to use moving images to built a virtual space.The virtual space is an expansion based on the physical tunnel installation, eight life size figures live in the virtual space. Those figures are mirror image of my thoughts , physical activities and behaviors which repeat each moment with high speed.The video is created based on the size of the tunnel space the figures is base on the life size of myself. When audiences enter into the tunnel, while audiences come closer to the virtual space, those eight figures will be destroyed one by one. Those figures will be regenerated later when the audiences leave the tunnel. As long as this interaction continues, those figures will be infinitely killed and regenerated. The audio system of this installation used eight sound producers playing individual sound track. Each sound track content heart beats, sound effect when those figures shattered, and some background noises.