Title of the work: “Knowledge Standard”
Media: Fittings, multimedia
Yang Mian
The work is comprised of two articles of hardware: Study furniture and bookshelf (including a set of touch books and an automatic control system driving a speaker).
The work is divided into animated and still sections:
The animated section:
The action of picking up a book.
At the same time the book is picked up from the bookshelf the automatically driven speaker emits a voice.
The books are (and the corresponding sounds emitted by the speaker):
History Voice: You're so traditional!
Literature You're so cultured!
Philosophy You're so profound!
Social sciences You're so spiritually rich!
Art You really do have art cells!
Everyday life You really understand life!
Fashion You have such taste!
… …
The still section: A textual light-box
Adorned with white light subduing cloth upon which a very strong light is shone.
The furniture and books are displayed using light-boxes or electric spotlight boxes.
The cloth covering is produced using 3DS rather than a material substance.
Title of the work: “sanitary standard”
Media: Fittings, multimedia
Yang Mian
The work is comprised of two articles of hardware:
Electrothermal sensor switch:
When people pass by the sensor activates the speaker on the shoe rack which then emits the message: “It's too dirty outside. Please change into some slippers!”
Shoe rack:
Including slippers and a set of slippers produced by a touch light-box as well as an automatic control system which stops the driven speaker from emitting the voice: “It's too dirty outside. Please change into some slippers!”
The work is divided into animated and still sections:
The animated section:
A person enters and activates the vocal message of “It's too dirty outside. Please change into some slippers!"
A hand picks up the slippers created by the light-box and the speaker stops emitting the vocal message “It's too dirty outside. Please change into some slippers!”
The still section:
The acrylic slipper rack itself
The slippers are created using the light-boxes and electric spotlight boxes: The shoe rack is acrylic.
The cloth covering is produced using 3DS rather than a material substance.