OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT - Evolution of Research Question followed by the Outcome.
Research, Inquiry, and Data Physicalising
The brief urges us to design equipment that has the potential of changing the Now. We went down the rabbit hole of disruptive thinking and came across different perceptions of time - time as a sequence, time as an illusion, time as a circle, and so forth. We realised time as an experience is tinted by a person’s choices, emotional impact, activities, memory, and so much more.
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So, what is the common denominator? Do we all experience time differently or is there a possibility of finding a common experience?
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A screenshot of the FigJam displaying everyone's individual ideas, which were then consolidated into a final mind map highlighting key points and questions.
Focusing on “Dream Time” and “Dream Logic” to understand how the Present can be warped and re-experienced in an unconventional way.
We debated on the validity of using Dream Logic as a disruptive tool that alters the present and could essentially focus on how time passes in a dream and whether it was stretching the present too much away from the main brief.
Are we really disrupting the present when we are dreaming?
Dreams in our sleep have little to no consequence on the Now.
While exploring Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Wrapped Trees (1997-98), we observed how wrapping ordinary trees in shimmering fabric made them otherworldly. This transformation encouraged viewers to see the familiar anew - Asli drew a connection to a variation of dreaming that reshapes the present: Daydreaming.
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Do we utilize daydreaming as a coping mechanism to escape the mundane? Does it improve our mood or is it procrastination?
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We explored numerous parameters drawn from various academic sources and conducted several experiments to visualize the data collected from the literature. However, despite our efforts, we faced significant challenges in producing satisfactory results.