Computer Vision
This is a short
story exploring the gap between embodied lived experience and its digitization,
a process that is increasingly shaping how we and machines perceive and
understand reality. This short showcases different aesthetics and
imaginations of how computers interpret our world.
This short was presented in the Expo 2025 Shining Hat screening event in Osaka, Japan.
The Expo
Hall hosts key events at Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, including the opening and
closing ceremonies. It is also named “Shining Hat” for an obvious reason—the
brilliant golden disk that sits atop its sturdy cylindrical base. The designers
sought to call to mind a parabolic antenna as a symbol of the sharing and
receiving of information at the Expo this year.
Its large, golden-shimmering, circular roof and its strong,
rough-looking walls rising from the earth creates a symbol for the entire Expo
site, reminiscent of the Tower of the Sun at Japan World Exposition Osaka 1970.
The amphitheater, which integrates the audience and stage, is wrapped in
a textured pure white fabric, creating a festive space that symbolizes “a
bright future for our lives.”
The projection target is the Outer Wall surface of
EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
This project was made in collaboration with Margo
Nowicka for the visuals, and Wild Perra for the sounds.