Project description
I worked with Vivian Phan and Phil Biondo. We created a carnival-themed body augmentation that was associated with a dystopian future.
Concept Statement: A pair of glasses that have a pair of butterfly wings attached to them. There are panoramic images of a carnival inside the glasses. The glasses and wings are covered with sheets of iridescent material. A video is played, which is accompanied by a demonstration of the product. One of the presenters is experiencing the product while a video is being presented. The product is being shown on the presenter. The video shows the things that a participant can experience while using the product. While the video is playing, the other two presenters are creating the 4D effects of the product. This shows that this technology may seem like it is fixing a problem, but it is actually just distracting its participants from the real world. After the demonstration is over, an advertisement for an alternative reality technology headset is seen in video format. The video shows off the product and a voiceover explains what the product is and how it is used. The video also introduced our brand and mission statement. The video contains a backtrack of eerie music and a compilation of footage that eventually starts to glitch, revealing reality. This video is a sales pitch for our product. We are attacking the idea of how our escapes and distractions from reality actually continually harm our reality. We cannot keep running from our problems and we can’t hide from them in our human-made technology.
As part of a group, I was a part of assembling the glasses and helping with the filming of our augmentation for the final videos. I provided the group with some of the materials needed for filming our demonstration. I also made a concept logo animation for our “company” named POV after our first name initials, which can be seen in the process post below.
Process post
View the detailed process post at Carnival Body Augmentation