The project is designed as a series of temporally linked
experiences that
may or may not cohere in a rational order, thus opening up a
multiplicity
of possible interpretations. While each area of the
project offers a
different ambience and feeling, the use of the recurring
theme seen in the
dual heads serves to link these various memories in a
different manner.
Each location along the project may evoke different feelings
among
different people. For example some may feel a certain
sense of paranoia
in the room with many eyes, the talking heads and the
giggling in the
background, while others may enjoy the playfulness and
indulge themselves
in a voyeuristic fantasy. The immediate adjoining
area, in contrast,
offers many little places to hide within the structural
frame to escape
the scrutiny of the watching heads. The sound of the
waves also lends a
certain anonymity to the aural qualities of the space - to
some this white
noise may be a comforting gentle sound that washes over and
engulfs them.
One can say that this project may be designed with the goal
of
self-awareness in mind - the viewer/consumer is therefore
given the chance
to become aware of his/her biases and perhaps interpret the
project in a
different manner.
To elaborate slightly on the use of sound in the project, I
have chosen to
juxtapose, rather than directly correlate image and sound,
to open up more
possibilities for interpretation. For example, maybe
the giggling voice
combined with the eyes suggests to somebody that they are
being watched
and laughed at - thus the person would interpret that
situation as a
discomforting environment, in which they have no
power. Similarly the
juxtaposition of applause with the moving eyes might suggest
that somehow
the viewer has been put into the performer's position - some
may enjoy
that type of attention, being in the spotlight.
The tree on the island presents a different scenario for the
viewer -
suddenly he/she must decide if the jump across to this
island is worth
exploring, for there are no clear paths that would indicate
that this was
a "designated" location to be inhabited. In
contrast to the other
locations, that have well marked paths, the tree on the
island gives no
cues except for the sound of the chirping birds if one gets
close enough
to suggest that there is something different about the
location. The
feeling there is one of liberty, free of the programmed ways
in which one
has been subjected to move around in, and able to step out
and view the
rest of the environments from the exterior. However
herein lies the
irony, that even this escape has been programmed by the
designer, and the
viewer is still bound by the confines of the project as a
whole.