DMSP Blog 09 — Exhibition Day
Our installation followed a strict flow: participants entered, drew a “passport,” watched an introductory video, passed through Customs, and finally entered the dark room for the TouchDesigner breathing experience.
Customs Officer
I served as the Customs Officer, which was easily my favorite part. It was the only segment of the project where I could improvise and interact directly with the participants. Giving them the “interrogation” and stamping their virtual passports felt like a piece of performance art in itself.
Humidifier Tech
Technically, I was also responsible for controlling the humidifiers to sync the air quality with each passport. This proved difficult due to equipment delay, which sometimes made it a little bit difficult to deliver the right “air” at the right time.
Moreover, since the humidifier wasn’t sealed very well, my station would get quite stinky at times—I wasn’t exactly a fan of that.
