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| Reflection of the installation on the mirror |
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| Bubbles filled with water |
Overall, I am happy with my installation. It is fun from the process stage until presenting stage and see the reaction of visitors. By observing visitors' reaction inside the elevator, it is fun see how people react differently to my installation. Some touched them gently, some tickled them just to find out what they are or how bubbles are filled with colours, some squeezed them for fun and some did not react with them at all. This is what I was expected and that make me satisfied with my installation because the fun part and interesting part is to observe people.
Bubbles with and without colours are squeezed as expected. Visitors see the reflection of the text and made up their mind of which side they are walking toward, be rough or be gentle. They also questioned and wanted to touch and find out what they are. Also, I found out that visitors had fun with my installation and play with it.
However, due to some unexpected problem with the security camera, I could not get the video of how people react with the installation while I am not in the elevator. It would be wonderful if I had a chance to observe people when they react with my final installation. I still think that the reaction or responses from visitors would not be that different from the experiment. Also, it would be very interesting if the installation are allowed to stay on the site for a longer period of time, maybe a day? so that we could see many reaction from visitors or people who are using the elevator. The results might be surprising, and unexpected.
Conclude Erotic Interpretation
People define the word ‘erotic’ differently. Most people
would relate erotic with sexual desire or excitement. Erotic could also be
defined as something that is attractive, passionate and desirable to you and do
not have to be related to sex. Anything that is attractive enough to drag you
closer and create feelings of wanting to ‘touch’ or find out what they are,
could be considered as erotic. However, if those things are forbidden, or
unable to reach or touch, it might increase feelings of desire, passion,
suspicion, attractiveness to the maximum stage and make that become even more
‘erotic’.
My installation also started from this erotic concept.
Bubble wraps, which most people would want to squeeze, are filled with colored
water. It emphasizes each bubble and makes them become even more attractive.
However, by squeezing them could be interpreted as ‘destroying’ them. Some
people would decide not to squeeze no matter how much they want to squeeze
them. Personally, I wouldn’t squeeze them because I would like to preserve them
and leave them to be pretty as they are. The feelings of wanting to squeeze,
but couldn’t is how I think it is related to the definition of erotic.
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