COMMENSALISM
In these works, I was responsible for conception in earlier stage, model design and printing, 3D effect realization, visual presentation, post-production, matching and counterpoint, and giving presentation. Eventually, we got Zijin Award.
If there is longer time, I believe we can do it better. The time is actually very tight and we have stayed up late for several nights. In the process of implementation, I kept communicating with teachers, seniors, and other classmates to improve the design. Thank you for their suggestion and help.
Poster
MODEL DESIGN
After brainstorming and theme determination, the next step is model design. Model should conform to the delivery of concept. More importantly, this model can visually show my philosophical thought. For example, what is the meaning of ‘dependency’ and ‘survival’ in the concept of symbiosis? Finally, I decided to use the idea of “round heaven and square earth” in China ancients’ eyes to deliver.
3D PRINTING
I added more modern decoration and innovation to the original one, using some more scientific and technological concave and convex to make installation obtain the concept of symbiosis. In the significant meaning, this symbiosis can be horizontally understood as the combination of tradition and technology, so as to enable installation art and interactive projection to better show our ideas.
I mingle the group living character with symbiosis rather than describe its figure and structure of a fish, as fish is a kind of livings with obvious symbiosis character. For example, the small pink Typhlogobius californiensis lives in the cave dug by some kind of shrimps.
In the meanwhile, I abstract the figure of fish into normal outline which, as a junction, will run through all the ecospheres and
scenes.
KEYWORD
Universe Human Society Future World Parallel Space-time
KEYWORD
Land Sea World Microorganism
I want to expound our opinions through the 7 words above, in which fish group is used to join up the 8 scenes, so that the theme of symbiosis is embodied. There are great and macro symbiosis relationships among different ecospheres. Some corresponding symbiosis relationship exists in every small ecosphere. The whole complex and exquisite relation is contained in a circle which in fact is a kind of amalgamation. At the same time, this implies that ecosphere in fact is a relationship seeking common ground while reserving differences.
The following two effect drawings are produced in my work process, in which ideas of infinite loop and mirror are expressed visibly. But when taking into account that I have used many elusive words under the great theme symbiosis, I had better make some trade-offs. Then, I abandoned the two concepts below which would have been mingled in the symbiosis scene.
I searched out some pictures, graphic data etc. relevant to symbiosis relationship on the internet, so that the concept of symbiosis will become more concrete and pictorial.
SOFTWARE
Cinema4D / AE / PS / AI / MAYA
MAPPING
Several times of mapping were done in this process after the first matching due to the reason of tripod.
This time the making mainly focuses on software without actual shooting. In fact, if the time is enough, actual shooting can be added in so that the symbiosis relationship among different domains will be shown better and the picture effect can be more visible and exquisite.
PROCESS
What I offer below present the projection mapping contents.
You will be taken into the world, the world blended with every ecosphere, to experience the magic of symbiosis.
The Eight Diagrams Figure comprises of fish will diffuse soon after it forms. From concrete to abstract and then from abstract to concrete, it symbolizes the greatness of the universe. The Eight Diagrams Figure, seemingly composed of eight big bags, encloses all in the universe. This scene unfolds based on the Eight Diagrams Figure, and represents the whole universe.
The symbiosis ideal I want to express in this scene is that of the future world. There is symbiosis relationship among different time domains. So we abstract out futuristic lines as representative elements together with the circle model, rendered by different color, to create the feeling of future.
I materialize the symbiosis of the human society into a lamp. The lamps lighted up one by one gradually,implying the ups and downs of the human society. This paragraph forms the beginning of the whole projection climax. The human civilization unfolds to the rhythm of the music companied with the gradually lighted neon lamps.
Different processes of an event or different proceedings of a determination exist in different parallel universes. I believe that there are symbiosis relations among parallel worlds. Those cyclical lines constitute parallel worlds which will never collide.