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Pd Zhang, Fafa Deng

CT.LAB

http://ctlab.co

Guangzhou, China
CT.LAB is an interdisciplinary team based in Guangzhou, China. Our team has an international perspective, providing professional and efficient design in various areas such as user experience design, interactive design, graphic design, interface design, image design, and technology development. We focus on high integration between concept and forms. We believe storytelling is an efficient design method to impress the audience and build a strong connection between brands and users.

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Reflection


Reflection


"Reflection" is an interactive projection installation that evokes self-reflection by natural elements
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"Reflection" is designed for Gensquare, a cultural space in Jiangmen, China, responding to a tubal opening in the space that brings light from the rooftop to the ground floor. In the piece, we extend the idea of inviting nature into humanmade architectural space and project natural scenes onto a water surface in the shape of a drop. When people touch the water, they will see clouds moving away, leaves falling, and their shadows blocking the scene. Silently and gently, we hint at the self-righteousness of human beings when they interact with nature. Moreover, as geopolitics, pandemic, and other social issues distance people from others, we aim to introduce warmth and softness indoors. Initiating dialogues among architecture, nature, and people, we emphasize human and non-human objects' mutual autonomy. We wish people would find therapies from interactions. We believe the communication between the space and its consumers is essential in the future development of architecture.



Reflection, 2020. Installation view.

Reflection, 2020. Installation view (with light tube).

Reflection, 2020. Installation view (audience interaction).

Reflection, 2020. Installation view (detail: moving clouds).

Reflection, 2020. Installation view (detail: falling leaves).

Reflection


Reflection


"Reflection" is an interactive projection installation that evokes self-reflection by natural elements
File under
Type of project
  • Site-specific cases

"Reflection" is designed for Gensquare, a cultural space in Jiangmen, China, responding to a tubal opening in the space that brings light from the rooftop to the ground floor. In the piece, we extend the idea of inviting nature into humanmade architectural space and project natural scenes onto a water surface in the shape of a drop. When people touch the water, they will see clouds moving away, leaves falling, and their shadows blocking the scene. Silently and gently, we hint at the self-righteousness of human beings when they interact with nature. Moreover, as geopolitics, pandemic, and other social issues distance people from others, we aim to introduce warmth and softness indoors. Initiating dialogues among architecture, nature, and people, we emphasize human and non-human objects' mutual autonomy. We wish people would find therapies from interactions. We believe the communication between the space and its consumers is essential in the future development of architecture.



Reflection, 2020. Installation view.

Reflection, 2020. Installation view (with light tube).

Reflection, 2020. Installation view (audience interaction).

Reflection, 2020. Installation view (detail: moving clouds).

Reflection, 2020. Installation view (detail: falling leaves).


Idea by

Pd Zhang, Fafa Deng
CT.LAB
Guangzhou
China
CT.LAB is an interdisciplinary team based in Guangzhou, China. Our team has an international perspective, providing professional and efficient design in various areas such as user experience design, interactive design, graphic design, interface design, image design, and technology development. We focus on high integration between concept and forms. We believe storytelling is an efficient design method to impress the audience and build a strong connection between brands and users.