Cosmic Chimes
Cosmic Chimes is a projection-based sculptural installation that unfolds across a hand-constructed surface of modular triangular planes. Suspended or mounted as a multi-faceted relief, the form serves as a fragmented screen onto which projected animations reveal a dual journey: from the deepest reaches of the cosmos to the most intricate workings of living cells.
As viewers observe shifting lights, rhythms, and textures ripple across the structure, they are drawn into an oscillating scale of perception. The projection does not simply animate the surface—it activates a meditation on scale, depth, and the irreconcilable speeds at which time flows.
Year of Creation
2024
Type
Projection Mapping
Materials
Cardboard facets, modular triangular surface, projection mapping system, animated micro-cellular and astronomical motion graphics
Concept
Time is not singular. What unfolds in a galaxy may take billions of years; what changes inside a cell might last only milliseconds. Cosmic Chimes explores the poetic tension between these vastly different temporalities. The piece poses a simple but haunting question: what does it mean to feel time when its rhythm depends on where—and what—you are?
By juxtaposing macrocosmic phenomena (such as planetary drift, star collapse, or nebula formation) with micro-cellular animations (division, twitching, mitosis), the installation stages a silent conversation between extremes. The triangle—a simple geometric shape—becomes a site of layered meaning: molecular, architectural, and celestial.
Projection Medium
2D Sketch for Mapping
3D Model for Mapping Depth Control
Form & Projection
The sculptural surface is composed of hand-cut cardboard triangles, joined into a tessellated, low-relief plane. This geometry allows projection to fold, fragment, and echo across multiple depths—offering moments of sharp highlight and soft shadow.
Animations are mapped precisely onto each triangular facet, alternating between two primary visual languages:
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Macro visuals: deep space imagery, planetary rotations, expanding nebulae
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Micro visuals: cellular motion, membrane vibration, inner-organism flow
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The geometry absorbs both narratives at once, never fully settling in one world. Light bounces unpredictably, activating each facet as a moment of perception.
Multisensory Design