Tree-Hole
interactive installation
Independent Project, 2020 fall
Tools: handcrafting, Arduino, Processing
"Tree-Hole" is an interactive installation space that allows audiences to walk in, experience, and feel. This installation utilizes an interactive gadget to emphasize the process of touching.
It offers audiences a chance to aware of their own inner emotions. And it allows audiences to rethink how should people treat each other's emotions by reminding the empathy of people.
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BACKGROUND
Living in such a high-speed world, people barely have time to deal with their emotions. Most people choose to ignore negative emotions and to pretend to be energetic positive people.
While actually, negative emotion or sadness is one of the most basic and normal emotions we have. Pretending to be happy all the time harms people more than they thought. Healthy people should be able to recognize and embrace different emotions of their own.
Why people pretend to be happy?
1.Outside Pressure
People judge others through their outer performance
Everyone else is "happy" on the outside
Some people force others to be happy
2.Inside Pressure
Some people would ignore their negative emotion to deny some tragedy happened to them
Some people force themselves to be strong
BRAINSTORM & IDEATION
FINAL PLAN
Tree-hole: A place for people to reveal secrets, without worrying about being known by others. (from the fable "King has donkey ears")
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Tree-Hole: as Outer Space.
A space audience could walk in, get an immersing experience
Pinecone: Seed of the tree, represent the secret emotions people own
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Pinecone: as Control Button.
By touching the cone, the content will change.
Contents
Words can help people, it also can push people to dangerous edges.
”POSITIVE”
Keep Fighting!
Just Be Happy!
Look Forward! Nothing should beats you!
Do not cry for such a little thing!
Be Tough!
“NEGATIVE”
It’s OK not to be OK.
Different emotions form human.
True to yourself, accept yourself.
There is no right and wrong emotions.
Happy is not the only goal of life.
INTERACTIVE FLOW CHART
MAKING PROCESS
FINAL OUTCOMES
