Whatdoyouwanttobe,Strange®
design methodology, installation
creator-in-residency at Tokyo Wonder Site & Singapore Arts Festival
This project is devised as a ‘game’ which involves co-creation between strangers operating remotely at different parts of this process. The entire process of the game will result in the birth of objects known as Strange•R, formed by the encounter between Strangers who have taken on different roles in the game.
The term Strange•R comes from the word stranger. A Strange•R is an everyday object which once was familiar but now seems strange, having random words derived from the dreams and experiences of the people in the city applied on them, through a devised Methodology*.
R is Re-live, Re-born, Re-use, Re-visit, Re-learn, Re-think, Re-create, Rejoice, Relationships…
These diverse interpretations will see the transformation of everyday objects into something that can be reapplied into our daily life in a renewed way. At the same time, they will assume characters that tell of the stories of our city.
This project was done with Jasmine Tan and with great assistance from Lisa and Minmin, Chisato Matsuba & Akira Onuma, also the participation of many friends and strangers. It was developed during my creator-in-residency in Tokyo Wonder Site subsequently presented at the Singapore Arts festival and London Design Festival.
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