Reflections:

Overall, the museum trip was quite fun and interactive. I feel that regardless of the age, one will definitely enjoy their time there. The exhibition comprises of different installations/exhibitions which are interactive in nature. The few mentioned below are some of my favourites because they are either aesthetic or playful in nature, bringing out the kid in everyone.

 

Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders, Ephemeral Life Born from People

This interactive digital installation feature a community of butterflies flying around people. What is cool is that as new butterflies are born from the people standing in the exhibition space, they also die when people touch them. This work is very aesthetic and beautifully illustrates the cycle of life and death. Another fun fact is that the butterflies all fly to the surrounding works, seemingly connecting the different works together. It was fun to interact with this work as the butterflies seemed so real.

Sliding through the Fruit Field

This interactive digital installations feature a slide where participants and slide down from and a tunnel to crawl through below it. This work creatively tells the story of a life cycle of a plant  in an engaging manner.  Various kinds of fruits and different coloured balls are being projected on the slope. Similar to the popular fruit ninja game, when visitors slide down the slope, the fruits are sliced up and explodes in a beautiful firework. The work is also very educational as it informs us of the different conditions needed for a plant to grow. For example, the blue ball represents water and the yellow ball represents a bee-pollination. This installation is not only educational but also fun at the same time, attracting many children and big children to this installation.

Sketch Aquarium

This is one of my favourite works as I was able to see my creation come to life. This work comprises of 2 parts, the drawing stage and the viewing stage. In the first stage, viewers are invited to sit at this area, set up specially for drawing. Viewers were given 4 different species to colour in – shark, jellyfish, fish and a mermaid. Using the crayons provided, visitors were able to let their imaginations run wild and think of a design for their sea creature. This is a very fun and simple activity suitable for young children and families. I had fun creating my customised jellyfish.

After creating my jellyfish, I scanned the image through a scanner which was connected to the big screen. From there, I saw how a still image became a moving jellyfish in a sea filled with other sea creatures. It was truly a very fun activity which highly engages the viewers.

Inverted Globe, Giant Connecting Block Town

This is also one of my favourite works. Personally, I am quite a big fan of miniatures, so when I saw a room of a mini city, I was really excited. This installation was very cool. Each block acted as an anchor point, when one block was moved, the projection mapping will sense the move and re-map the projected image. Each type of block corresponds to a certain type of architecture or natural element. For example, the block with the roof is a house, so when the house was moved, the projection mapping will re-map the pavements. The rectangular blocks are the train station, so when that type of block was moved, the projection mapping will re-map the railroad. This installation was super fun and engaging. It was very popular and appealed to young children as they are similar to the building blocks which children play with. Personally I really enjoyed this installation. It was exciting to see whenever a new road was mapped. The concept of building a city in a communal setting helps to bring people together and enjoy some good, wholesome communal fun. The fact that the blocks also extended to the side of the walls made it feel like the visitors were surrounded by the city and it created an immersive experience like non other.