Poster

Artist Statement

Title: In The Pail

ID: 1061104081

By: Tan Ming Jie

Blog url: http://thecolorsonmypalette.blogspot.com

In The Pail is an audio visual installation using pails, also known as buckets, as visual metaphore. It is a project to experiment with sound and visual of different water resources. It requires user interaction to trigger the sound. There are up to 6 different sound of water from the nature. Speakers are placed on the four corners of the space.

Motion sensors are installed to detect motion and will trigger sound. When the motion stops, the sound will fade out. Projectors are used to project the video of the actual source of the water. The size of the videos are scaled according to its different sizes of pails. Users can see the visuals in the pail.

The theme of this project about water sources in Malaysia. Our country is facing water shortages from time to time but the issue taken lightly by most of the public. Water as a crucial element in our daily lives should be appreciated. Through an experimental interaction with digital media, perhaps user could know better about water- driving force of nature.