Walk Around the Wall [Touching]

final review 4/3/2019 !!!

Jiayun Zhang and Laura Prazdnicane
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A Walk Around the Wall highlights different parts of becoming one, manifesting as an interactive and aesthetic sculpture. Both sides of the wall represent different individuals, groups and cultures living together in a global society, no matter which culture they belong to or which country they come from. Diversity in individuals are represented by diverse sensory experiences through the modality of touch.

On the top part of our project, a shell curtain suspends from an upper rail. Visitors can interact with the shell curtain and the sheels touch each other to produce natural sounds. On the inside of the bottom part, people can read quotes and words in braille. At the same time, quotes and words are written in different languages on the outside. The ribbon at the top appears to come from sky, while the bottom one dissolves into the ground. These formal movements aim to evoke thoughts about nature, humanism, human experience, diversity and unity.