Category: Process

(12) Garden | City (name updated) – PROGRESS (4)

Garden | City

by NIK, MARTIN and HENGTONG

(IV)

Final Concept

‘Garden | City’ takes people to another realm through a temporary screen-based installation, placed at the site of the ‘Supertree Grove’ at Gardens by the bay, through the usage of 2 different types of touch features using existing technology.

Firstly, featuring the use of the nostalgic action of shadow gestures, people are able to dictate the narrative of the life animal characters and trees on the screen through the use of different hand gestures for  different animals and trees, which are captured recorded into the screens as people watches their animal gestures come to life as a narrative.

[ Concept Video #1 ]

Also, the narrative screen lies a touch-feature where touching on the trees will transform them into architectures of man-made establishments. As the screen fills with such structures, the narrative shifts as too much structures will warrant the vanish of animals as their ‘natural habitats’ are destroyed. The key is to allow people to maintain the balance of animals to live harmoniously within the realm of ‘Garden | City’.

[ Concept Video #2 ]

The key of ‘Garden | City’ is the use of human touch to dictate the narratives. For it is Us that resulted in the imbalance of nature. And again, it is up to Us to shift back the balance of nature.

Screen-based installation is designed for people of all ages. Screen features the interactive narrative screen flanked by an information board and a capture screen on each side.

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(more to follow)

RESEARCH (CONT.)

We researched on existing technologies that can be incorporated in our screen-based installation.

Leap Motion

[ Leap Motion Website ]

Leap Motion is a technological company that develop a  unique combination of software and hardware tracks the movement of hands and fingers with very low latency, converting in into 3D input, for digital content in virtual and augmented reality.

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We feel that the technology can be incorporated in our screen-based installation through the capture of hand gestures into the screen.

teamLab

The company behind the exhibition of the Future World at the Art Science Museum, features a lot of really interesting technology based art installations.

One particular project that we feel is similar to our screen-based installation is the ‘Sketch Animals’.

[teamLab website ]

‘Sketch Animals’ features the idea of creating animals and making them come to life, as well as interacting with the animals by touching them. We feel that our concept is pretty similar in the use of touch to interact with the animals and trees in our installation.

All in all, we feel that the technologies researched can be incorporated in our screen-based installation.

GEstures

(to be updated)

to be continued.

(11) Depreciation of the World – PROGRESS (3)

Garden | City

by NIK, MARTIN and HENGTONG

(III)

Research (cont.)

Look at Existing Events that are similar to concept.

Case Study #1

Singapore Lights Festival

Singapore Night Festival presents art installations within Bugis, Bras Basah. Using the streets and facade and spaces inside  Museums located the vicinity, promotes art installations that sets upon a different theme every year.

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Case Study #2

i Light Marina Bay

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i light marina bay is a 3-week light art festival that presents light installations designed by artists around the world, within Marina Bay. At the same time turning off lights of the buildings around and using the light installations to illuminate the place.

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i Light Marina Bay too supports the idea of sustainability through the ‘Switch off, Turn Up” action, where offices are encouraged to switch off lights and turning up air-condition temperatures.

We feel that i Light Marina Bay supports our installation idea, our message of screen-based experience has a deeper meaning and content to the poetic screen-based portray.

Message to be finalised with more research.

CONSIDERATIONS (Cont.)

Look back at the researched animals, trees and man-made infrastructures and came out with a Life-Cycle table.

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Considerations of the amount of animal types as  too much may resulting in confusion of gestures. We do NOT want to overcomplicate the gestures which will hinder the fun of the screen-based experience. Gestures considered has to be simple and relatable.

Amount of animals, trees and man-made infrastructures to be finalised.

CONCEPT VISUALISATION (cont.)

On-screen experience based upon the chosen site (Supertree Grove).

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Usage of physical backdrop, and incorporating the screen-based technology.

Visualised based upon the size of the proposed screen canvas. Considerations on whether the experience can be optimised with the amount of animals on the limited canvas.

 

to be continued.

(10) Depreciation of the World – PROGRESS (2)

DEPRECIATION OF THE WORLD

by NIK, MARTIN and HENGTONG

(II)

Research

Consist of wildlife in Singapore. Research is based upon Endangered animals and Types of trees. Majority of animal wildlife consists of marine / entomological organisms while Land animals are constricted to a few.

CONSIDERATIONS

Notable animals = Green Emperor Pigeons/ Banded Leaf Monkeys/ Mouse deer/ Sunda Pangolin/ Leopard Cats. More research to follow.

Notable trees = Rain Tree/ Trumpet Tree/ Palm Tree

Human Architecture = HDB /  Incinerator / Keppel Bay

CONTEXT FOR INSTALLATION

To have the installation placed in the context of a park will warrant a stronger message.

Places considered = Chinese Garden / Gardens by the Bay

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Chinese Garden

Chinese Garden does not exactly portray the whole concept of sustainability, rather more spiritual and orientality. Therefore, defeats the installation.

Gardens by the Bay
Gardens by the Bay

 

 

Saw a coherence with our theme as the Gardens by the Bay puts effort into inculcating sustainability. Chosen Context.

COncept VISUALISATION

A Rough Visualisation of Proposed Installation
A Rough Visualisation of Proposed Installation

field research

Went to visit Gardens by the Bay for site exploration and deducing the spot to place installation.

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Time Visited =  6PM – 7.30PM

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Finally decided the spot to be at the site of the Supertree Grove.

Site of the Supertree Grove has a laid back atmosphere. With the space around the ground of each individual ‘Trees’ serving as a platform for rest and relaxation. The Supertree Grove is perhaps the first site that allows congregation within the Gardens.

People gathered here are of all ages. Some even setting up a picnic for their group. Many people are sitting down, others laying on their back.  Also, there is a paid trip up to the bridge ontop the Supertree Grove which warrants a long queue, but the platform allows rest while waiting.

Furthermore, at around 7.30PM, there is a showcase of a light show using the branches of the Supertree Grove. There is a coherence with our installation, which plays with light and shadow.

We feel that the site is perfect for our installation as the narrative requires the users to ‘watch’ for a period of time, therefore choosing a site where people will go to rest will be ideal.

to be continued.