Gray Area Showcase Spring 2020

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A Handful of Dust is an interactive illustrated story exploring concepts related to uncertainty and safety. The fictional narrative interrogates the creation of safety experienced by an individual and the will to give up the familiar for the unknown in the face of growth.

“Hidden Empathy” is an audio visual meditation that uses procedural graphics and post-processing to explore the deeper connection with the known (nature) and the unknown (pure abstract). It intends the audience to ease into the expansive experience of not knowing.

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The curious kettle remembers where it was born. It pours light - initially a nebulous cloud. But the higher the kettle is, the flow of light starts to follow the topographic contours of its place of birth.

Take a tour through metabolically generated architecture. Fragments of homes and work places from across three continents, paired with audio recorded from those sites.

Take a tour through metabolically generated architecture. Fragments of homes and work places from across three continents, paired with audio recorded from those sites. A WebVR experience.

Take a tour through metabolically generated architecture. Fragments of homes and work places from across three continents, paired with audio recorded from those sites. A WebVR experience.

A series in progress of thoughts on place.

The curious kettle remembers where it was born. It pours light - initially a nebulous cloud. But the higher the kettle is, the flow of light starts to follow the topographic contours of its place of birth.

The curious kettle remembers where it was born. It pours light - initially a nebulous cloud. But the higher the kettle is, the flow of light starts to follow the topographic contours of its place of birth.

image of DAY video

A Handful of Dust is an interactive illustrated story exploring concepts related to uncertainty and safety. The fictional narrative interrogates the establishment of safety and calls to attention the moments when people are called to give up comfort for the unknown in the face of growth.

A Handful of Dust is an interactive illustrated story exploring concepts related to uncertainty and safety. The fictional narrative interrogates the establishment of safety and calls to attention the moments when people are called to give up comfort for the unknown in the face of growth.

Kevin Peter He is an interdisciplinary storyteller at the intersection of critical theory, technology, and culture. He is passionate about exploring issues around identity and safety in the context of technology through connecting digital and physical mediums. Kevin is also an incoming masters student at NYU’s ITP program.

Inspired by a phrase that the artist’s father said during his last days in the hospital, Terra Infirma re-imagines a hospital room with surreal and organic touches, and invites interaction through audio and point-and-click mechanics. By incorporating concepts of geopsychology and ritual, Terra Infirma examines the shortcomings of the healthcare industry related to immigrant and first-generation care and asks us to evaluate what it means to be cared for and listened to far away from home.

Here/There is an experimental interactive installation, exploring what “hometown” means and how it shapes the way one perceives the world. Drawing from the artist’s memory of her hometown - Taipei, and her personal discoveries in this foreign city, San Francisco, Here/There depicts a new cityscape that weaves the two cities together, when memories and city lines blur.  Viewers can directly interact with the painting by touching elements on the canvas to discover stories tucked beneath them. In the process of mixing distinct differences in architecture, windows, weather, language of the two cities together, the boundaries blur and memories intertwine. Where exactly did the memories come from? Where exactly is “here”, and where exactly is “there”?

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