Anxious Bodies
April 2023 | Installation Design
Prompted with the concept "Anxious Bodies," this installation transforms the interior of a classroom into an immersive experience including visual, audio and sensory design.
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Collaborators:
Visual Design - Karen Abe
Sensory Design - Ziqi Huang
Floor Plan Design - Cong Wei
Audio Design - Xinghan Zhuang
Concept
When thinking about "anxiety" our group had a deep discussion about our common experiences with anxiety. We found that short-term anxiety was often related to perception and being under the surveillance of public eyes. Thus, we wanted to visualize this environment in the class space using three projected animations, a wall of live camera feed, an interactive "stage" and audio design.
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The three projected videos were animations of eyes all moving side to side, following a point in space. This animation as created with the help of generative creative code via p5.js. The audio design included tracks of crowds and an audience laughing and gossiping.
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The interactive performance required one audience member at a time to stand. in the front and center of the classroom. With a live camera feed projected behind them, this audience member was directed to take a mysterious flavored piece of candy to put in their mouth. The surveillance of other classmates and a live camera prompts the solo audience member to reflect on their experience of having to "perform" under these unexpected circumstances of eating a piece of sour candy.
Floor Plan
