I was influenced by both my mother’s Buddhist beliefs and the Marxist materialist education at school. These contrasting ideologies created conflicts in my identity formation. In today’s globalized, information-driven world, postmodernism questions binary oppositions and promotes diversity. But have we truly moved beyond these divisions, or have we just fallen into deeper conflicts?
Through an interactive installation using transparent spheres and ink, I aim to explore these questions. The participants’ movements alter the spheres' paths and ink distribution, simulating the fluidity of diversity, which is controlled by a cyclical program. This installation encourages reflection on cultural identity and warns against the superficiality of pseudo-diversity.
Publication Design
I choose to use the ink traces left by the small balls on the metal tray as the core element, symbolizing the imprints of cultural flow and the intertwining of ideas. The movement trajectories of each ball represent the collisions and fusion between different identities and thoughts, becoming a manifestation of diversity.
To transform these physical traces into a reflective medium, I plan to present them in the form of a book, where these traces will be artistically processed and collected. In today’s world dominated by digital media, books, as a fixed medium, possess “linearity” and “temporality.” Through this traditional medium, I hope to visually present the complex opposition of culture and ideas, showcasing the relationships between dynamics and stasis, flow and stagnation, freedom and control to the audience.
