A Window
2019
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A Window is a meditation device which immerses the user into a state of mindfulness through progressive repetition. By translating a web browser into a physical interface, A Window opens a portal,a figurative hyperlink, that transports the user into a virtual space.
This project was intended to be installed indoors,from where one might expect to see an outside view. the controller triggers the blinds to open, revealing a screen projecting a bird's eye view of the ocean.
The blind's opening and closing speed synchronizes to the 3-5-7 breathing technique used in meditation. With each opening of the blinds, the birds-eye view slowly transitions to an abstract color, mirroring the user's own gradually calming state.
In meditation, there is a concept of drawing a flower. With each petal represents your thought returns to the center, an state of emptiness. When the mind drifts or intrusive thoughts distract you, one simply returns to the center. This process is repeated until one reaches the state of mindfulness.