Dis-connected
2016
# Video
# Performance
# Costume
# Poster
Nature-deficit disorder is a concept first put forward by Richard Louv in his book, Last Child in the Woods. It refers to a series of children’s psychological and behavioral problems caused by the lack of exposure to nature. But in reality, we have chances to access nature every day. We live with the sunshine, plants, and water. We live inside the natural world, however, mostly we are disconnected from it.
My initial idea is inspired by scarecrows who face the same situation as us, inside the natural environment but unable to have subjective feelings about it. This project is composed of three main parts: costume design, moving image installation, and documentary video.
I used mylar to make a costume for the participant because this material can reflect the outside surrounding environment, and can create an isolated experience inside the suit. In addition, I made a mylar helmet to present my moving images. Inside the helmet, I set up an iPad screen which presents a kinetic video.
I shot original videos from Reedy Creek, a water source that feeds into the James River in Richmond and deconstructed the videos based on the growing and moving direction of each video. The tree video was split by vertical bands, the other of the flowing creek was split by horizontal bands. The participant inside the helmet is unable to connect with the outside environment. All the visual information they get is from the small iPad screen. They see and hear the natural world through the digital device, however, what they see and hear is not real but just glitch fiction.
Lastly, I created a character—Mr. Scarecrow—who has lost his way and is disconnected from the outside environment. I took a documentary video to record his exploration of Reedy Creek. He is hesitant and still confused about his next destination...
In this project, I use design as a tool to create a ritual experience or performance for audiences to experience and reflect upon the absence of nature.
2016
# Video
# Performance
# Costume
# Poster
Nature-deficit disorder is a concept first put forward by Richard Louv in his book, Last Child in the Woods. It refers to a series of children’s psychological and behavioral problems caused by the lack of exposure to nature. But in reality, we have chances to access nature every day. We live with the sunshine, plants, and water. We live inside the natural world, however, mostly we are disconnected from it.
My initial idea is inspired by scarecrows who face the same situation as us, inside the natural environment but unable to have subjective feelings about it. This project is composed of three main parts: costume design, moving image installation, and documentary video.
I used mylar to make a costume for the participant because this material can reflect the outside surrounding environment, and can create an isolated experience inside the suit. In addition, I made a mylar helmet to present my moving images. Inside the helmet, I set up an iPad screen which presents a kinetic video.
I shot original videos from Reedy Creek, a water source that feeds into the James River in Richmond and deconstructed the videos based on the growing and moving direction of each video. The tree video was split by vertical bands, the other of the flowing creek was split by horizontal bands. The participant inside the helmet is unable to connect with the outside environment. All the visual information they get is from the small iPad screen. They see and hear the natural world through the digital device, however, what they see and hear is not real but just glitch fiction.
Lastly, I created a character—Mr. Scarecrow—who has lost his way and is disconnected from the outside environment. I took a documentary video to record his exploration of Reedy Creek. He is hesitant and still confused about his next destination...
In this project, I use design as a tool to create a ritual experience or performance for audiences to experience and reflect upon the absence of nature.
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