Mosquito Paradox
Collaborative Work
Type: AR Interactive Media, Installation
Position(Role): Handled all aspects of the project, including conceptualization, ideation, artwork creation and installation, media art, programming, graphic design, photography, and more. Medium: Cotton, MadMapper, Nylon, Egg carton, PVC pipes and connectors, Steel frame structure, Vinyl, Wire mesh, Mosquito net, Projector, AR program webxtools, Fabric, Nails, Velcro.
Size: Indoor: 94.4 x 78.7 x 90.5 " (240 x 200 x 230 cm), Outdoor: 146.7 x 110 x 70.8 " (372.8 x 279.6 x 180 cm)
Year: Oct - Nov 2023.
If you have ever endured a summer night in Korea, you probably have vivid memories of wrestling with mosquitoes, desperately trying to catch some sleep. You may cover your head with a blanket, bury your face under the pillow, or escape the comfortable space itself.
Humans choose to give up a very comfortable space in order to avoid mosquitoes. In our lives, we are faced with countless situations in which we have to give up one to get one.
‘Mosquito Paradox’ allows individuals to recognize their inner choices by visualizing the inner behavior of choosing a new discomfort to avoid one discomfort.
The eye structure located in the exterior space monitors and records the inner choices of viewers. The viewer’s decision to give up comfort in order to avoid mosquitoes is then printed on a receipt. Viewers can scan the accompanying QR code for an AR experience.
AR Interaction
Artists: Sooha Han, Soyong Choi, Dayoon Oh, Eunjong Lee, Hayeong Lee, Olivia Jung