Interactive video installation

Claustra

Hands pressed against a screen in a dark room, the image breaking into black-and-white blocks.

Format: Interactive video installation
My contributions: Research, Video editing, Installation implementation, Prototype refinement
Programme: Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme, Cyprus

An international collaborative installation exploring technology overconsumption and digital memories.

Overview

An interactive video installation exploring technology overconsumption and digital memories, developed by an international team.

The theme is the overconsumption of technology and the lack of physical contact with the world. Screens, projections and interactive pieces fill one room, presented as a non-linear, abstract story that leaves visitors to find their own meaning.

Collaboration

Claustra was a team project. The role and responsibilities listed here are my individual contributions, not the work of the whole team.

The images and video on this page document the team’s installation as a whole.

My contributions

Research
Video editing
Installation implementation
Prototype refinement

Concept

From the team’s project statement: “Our project focuses on overconsumption of technology within society, specifically highlighting the reliance we place on technology to communicate and stay in touch with people.”

Two questions for visitors: To what extent are our lives experienced through screens? What is the meaning of being present in the moment?

Themes

Overconsumption of technology
Lack of physical contact
Being present

Process

01
Research
Research into technology overconsumption and how people keep digital memories.
02
Video editing
Editing the video material used in the installation.
03
Implementation
Helping implement the installation in the space.
04
Prototype refinement
Refining the prototype through testing.

Video

Installation walkthrough
A walk through the installation space.
Interaction test 1
Testing the interactive projection.
Interaction test 2
Testing the interactive screen: hands on the display break up the image.
No sound
Memories
Black-and-white footage broken into shifting blocks.
Captcha
A grid of road images appearing and disappearing, like a captcha.
No sound
Text and texture
Embossed footage with scattered blue text.