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Design for Social Interaction in Public Spaces (May 2015, Taicang)
Theme: Nature
“Nature is the origin of all life and its representation manifests itself in one of history’s most traditional artistic genres: the landscape picture. In history cartography, the term Terra Incognita designates places which—according to the cartographer—have yet to be discovered but whose existence is surmised. Since the invention of photography, the new practical medium was regarded as a necessary ‘documentational device’ for explores and pioneers in the 19th century, an instrument that can realistically capture previously undiscovered exotic tracts of land. Within seconds of something being observed, it became possible to convey impressions, emotions and situations, consequently shaping information concerning foreign landscapes that was largely composed of images.”—– TERRA INCOGNITA Perception of the Landscape Today by KIT
Nature is still a mystery to us. Images serve us the rapid transference of information and messages on nature. What we can experience in the nature is the process of realizing a respect for the overpowering forces of nature. When reality is often constructed and even overly constructed, how to find possible answers to the crucial question regarding the relationship between man and his environment in the 21st century.
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DB218 – DB218 Design for Social Interaction in Public Spaces (May 2015, Taicang) – Check List
Before you leave for China, please check this list .
Things to bring with you:
- Passport + flight ticket
- Laptop. bring your power, wired network and display adapters. You do NOT need a power plug adapter — Chinese sockets can usually host EU and US plugs.
- Arduinos + sensors + actuators (as many as possible) in your check-in baggage. Do NOT put them in your cabin luggage.
- Cardboard modeling tools in your check-in baggage. Do NOT put them in your cabin luggage. Check http://desis.id.tue.nl/tools/cardboard-modeling/ for what these tools are.
Do you dare, (IPoC Taicang 2014 Nov, group 1)
Drama:
Choosing to act as an individual or acting in a collective.
Story:
Everybody is culturally motivated to act as an individual or in a collective. This is a choice that has to be made over and over again, in different situations. Individualism cannot exist without collectivism and vice versa. People have to grow as an individual in order to be important in a collective. Continue reading Do you dare, (IPoC Taicang 2014 Nov, group 1)
LOOK (IPoC Taicang 2014 Nov, group 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLzFGB9JBDo
- At the start of life, everyone is endowed with the most true and pure nature, but with time passing, the growth of self-awareness, there are more and more material needs and spiritual desire encroached on our heart, we also play many social roles, life created a lot of masks to camouflage ourselves, when material has been beyond our real heart, people tend to lose themselves.
Train of Thought (IPoC Taicang 2014 Nov, group 3)
Drama
Every individual has its own way of thinking. Normally this is not visible from the outside; we want to make this visible, so that people will get a better understanding of each other.
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Let’s talk (IPoC Taicang 2014 Nov, group 4)
DRAMA
In Chinese culture there is often an imbalance of connections between children and their parents. Parents pressure their children into working hard, but come from a different generation background. Children have problems communicating their discomfort about this situation because of the imbalance. They feel like their parents speak a different language, and it is hard to even express their love for each other. Only when this connection becomes balanced again, the barrier between children and their parents might disappear and emotions can be expressed freely with mutual understanding. Continue reading Let’s talk (IPoC Taicang 2014 Nov, group 4)
Inkstone of culture (IPoC Taicang 2014 Nov, group 5)
Story
China is a rapidly developing and therefore changing country. This fast change causes a cultural gap in between the younger and older generation. China houses both the traditional culture as the culture heavily influenced by western society. They differ in values, thinking and lifestyle. At the moment those cultures clash and are ‘fighting’ for a place in society. But in the end the cultures are expected to form a new, modern Chinese culture with both traditional and western influences. The people of China should not be afraid to form this new culture but embrace both the new and old influences. Continue reading Inkstone of culture (IPoC Taicang 2014 Nov, group 5)
The rock sausage (IPoC Taicang 2014 Nov, group 6)
Suzanne Rutgers, Jian Wang, Yunke Shi, Nan Xu
Story
In the Chinese culture it is very common that parents are really worried about their children and are willing to help them in every possible way, even with relationships. They believe that children are able to live a complete and happy life when they will marry and have babies. This is why parents and messengers gather at the park in order to find the perfect match for the youngsters.
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You (IPoC Taicang 2014 Nov, group 7)
Victor Donker, Ola Wronska, Youhong Peng, Wentin Du, Yudan Ma
Drama:
Numerous inputs form who we are and what is our identity. Human personality and character is constantly influenced by external inputs such as society, living environment or trends. Trying to keep up with current world is a never ending race that requires people to change their behavior and values. Such changes form a brand new identity – a picture of who (we think) we are. We lose at the same time the sight of our “real self”.