Objects Speak
Jiaqi Ryan Song
Living in a fast-paced, diverse, digital world, we are losing our connections with everyday physical objects and inhabiting a fictitious reality in these digitalized environments, while alienating from the “real” reality. This thesis seeks to explore the ontology of everyday objects to reveal, reinterpret, reread, and recover our relationships with artifacts. It intends to evoke the life moments of presence that express our human experiences and qualities.
Shrine Station, The Space of Presence
I extracted elements and ritual steps from traditional Asian enshrining culture and built a physical shrine station. I decorated it with daily objects we often use, inviting audiences to worship daily objects arounds us.
Video for the Video Station, The Space of Presence
I collected 15 short video clips that I took throughout my everyday life. No matter how concrete or abstract they are, they all share the same theme, the beauty of unique “phenomenological” moments.
Video Station, The Space of Presence
Participants interacting with the projection and fabric of the video station.
Reflect Station, The Space of Presence
