open.museum: DANCESQUARED*

I CONSTRUCTION

Dimensions: 1m/1m/3m

Elements
4 or 6 Space Frame Element
4 or 8 Lenticular Print Plates (Lens on 6mm D-Bond)
4 or 8 Mirrored Plates (3mm mirror plate on 6mm D-Bond)
1 circular floor decal (printed rubber mat) in four sections printed with step patterns.

Materials
Aluminum tubes 25 mm x 25 mm, 2mm thick
Plastic end caps
Stainless steel bolts, nuts and washers, 6mm
POM distance pieces 12 mm
Alu D-Bond 6mm (Panels)
One Way Mirror Film

Media

4 to 6 Lenticular Animations with Dance Sequence)
Floor Decal with Choreographed footsteps

II INFORMATION

Description

DANCEDSQUARED: This installation features a tower with four lenticular animations and mirrors. The lenticular prints depict a dancer performing modern choreography in a costume exploring fading colors, complemented by a step-by-step choreography guide on the ground that invites visitors to synchronize their movements with the dancer. Positioned for optimal viewing, the mirrors reflect both the visitors and the animations, creating a dynamic interaction as the dancer’s costume transitions between faded and vibrant versions, illustrating the effects of fading on textiles.

Fig. Mock up sketch of the DANCESQUARED element (Form suggested; a structure consisting of squares is also plausible or a flat wall)

Technical Elaboration

DANCEDSQUARED: This installation features a tower equipped with four lenticular animations and four mirrored plates. The mirrors are mounted to the left, and the animations to the right on each of the four panels.

The mirrors are used to pair with the animation in the lenticular prints, which features a dancer performing a modern choreography wearing a costume exploring faded color. A printed step-by-step choreography guide placed on the ground around the tower leads visitors to dance movements that synchronize with the animations of the dancer in the lenticular print.

The mirrors complement the animations in the lenticular prints, which depict a dancer performing modern choreography in a costume that explores fading colors. A printed, step-by-step choreography guide encircles the tower, directing visitors through dance movements that synchronize with the dancer’s movements as seen in the lenticular animations.

The mirrors and prints are strategically positioned so that visitors can see both their reflection and the lenticular animation. This creates a dynamic visual interaction between the movements of the visitors, as reflected in the mirror, and the actions of the dancer, as depicted in the lenticular animation. As visitors move around the tower, the animation illustrates the effects of fading on textiles, with the dancer’s costume morphing between a time-faded version and a vibrant, non-faded version of the textile patterns.

III ENGAGEMENT APP

Description

DanceSquared: An app designed to accompany a provided choreography, where users interact with lenticular print animations and experience the gradual fading of a historical kimono's colors as they dance.

Fig. Mock up sGUI of the Engagment App used in the DANCESQUARED element

User Scenario

>User scans QR located on the Case Study Element and application opens;
>Instructions appear on the screen for the user to read
>The user selects an audio track for the “Dance”;
>User follows choreography and “dances” in movement around the case study element;
<The user presses play to start the audio track and presses again to stop.

IV CASE STUDY ARTWORKS

Purpose

The DANCESQUARED element is designed to present case studies on Fading Colors in Textiles, featuring design aspects from two garments from the V&A: a Kimono and a Ball Dress. Both items have been affected by time, showing color fading. The artistic approach to depicting this fading involves creating a spectrum of colors that ranges from faded (dull) to not faded (vibrant). These colors are then incorporated into the design of a new garment, demonstrating the impact of time on fabric colors vividly.

Artworks