2017 - 2018

stratum: grow op 2018

An immersive, student-led installation for the sixth annual Gladstone Hotel Grow Op, an exhibition of art and design. Projects are designed to create immersive landscapes by engaging the audience’s sight, touch, hearing and taste.

Inspired by the Scarborough Bluffs, four Toronto Metropolitan students created this series of panels, which emulate bedrock erosion and chart the effects of glacial movement and precipitation over 14,000 years. They used a chemical mixture of isomalt (a sugar substitute) and tonic water, which glows under a black light.

Students: Tatiana Estrina, Jiaqi Liu, Thomas Gomez-Ospina, and Shengyu Cai, Shengnan Gao and Erin Pang
Faculty: Prof. Vincent Hui

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Nest: Winter Stations 2018

NEST is driven by the idea of creating a space of comfort and introspection within a system of complexity and disarray. Inspired by the impromptu structures that people would construct during public demonstration, it uses readily available materials in an unconventional way to create a unique form and experience. The overwhelming nature of information and everyday life is expressed through the chaotic texture and asymmetrical form of the installation. Composed of modular cells that contain a weave of colourful webs, NEST provides both shelter and playful moments of light and shadow within the space. Rigid structure and chaotic exterior is contrasted with the more calming simple interior. The internal experience allows the visitor to momentarily step away from the noise, pause, and view the world through a clear lens.

Feb/17/2018

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Spektra : Edit Expo 2017

SPEKTRA is an interactive experience that reflects the visual impact one has on their surrounding environment. The darkness shrouds one’s ability to discern reality and it is only with light that one must confront actuality. Like an optical illusion, the intent is that visitors become more perceptive of their surroundings through the interactive experience. As visitors approach the installation, motion is detected and the screen reacts accordingly. As more of people enter the space, their movement increasingly distorts and disturbs the projected image. As less movement is detected, the projection reflects the decrease in disruption and returns to its initial barren stillness. Incorporating Lumo Play and projection, attendants are encouraged to interact with the projected visual. The visual projections are designed by Toronto Metropolitan’s V4 Lab 2017 workshop participants.

September/29/2017

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Delight : Nuit Blanche 2017

DELIGHT is an interactive light installation where people can experience dynamic movement
and an ethereal environment correlated by noise within a space. Based on the frequency of
sound in the room, the movement from the suspended orbs will change. When an observer
approaches DELIGHT from a distance, the shadows of the moving mechanisms, also known as
camshafts, inside the lightbox give a glimpse of the working parts causing the suspended
spheres to move. The expressive movement of DELIGHT is primarily explored through the
interaction with people and the frequency of sound they produce. This is seen from the
illuminated frosted acrylic balls which move in the same formation as that of a sine wave,
representing the frequency of the sound. The movement of the balls depends on the volume of
ambient noise, and results in more intensive momentum and speed of the orbs the louder the
sounds become, and vice versa, thereby creating expressive movement attuned to that of
biomimicry and similar responsiveness found in nature.

Sept/29/ 2017

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