The interaction between the shape of light and the changing shadow could massively manipulate human behaviors. If the scale of the architecture determines the purpose of its uses, will the various scales of the shadow create different boundaries to limit people’s range of activity?

I am deeply fascinated by the passenger’s reaction to the heatwave in London. Even the chaotic crowd in Oxford Circus tended to move simultaneously into the nearest shade just to avoid the toxic ultraviolet. Imagine if the ordinary shape of shadow becomes more flexible and changeable depending on the light sources. Perhaps the human tide will follow the shade? Or will they not? Through the investigation of my fellows, it is worthy to point out the character of a person also determine one’s reactivity to the sunshine. The observation suggests that people from the subtropical country have a natural resistivity to the heat, therefore they keep walking directly under the sun. Meanwhile, some people are allergic to the ultraviolet, no matter the intensity of the sunshine, as long as they are outside, sunglass, sun cream, and an umbrella become necessities.

This project is so intriguing to me because there are countless variables, as an insoluble equation. Major trends cooperating with the outliers to form a collage picture of lines and dots. When viewing this phenomenon from a more comprehensive aspect, people could become an extended splash of the architecture and its shadows.

I intend to stick with the cardboard paper as the main material of the model, supporting with thread to create portable layers to investigate its response to numerous angles of the light sources. To enhance the texture of nature, I might collect more materials from the surrounding like leaves, newspapers, and rocks, etc. Several models represent the timeline of two extreme seasons in London, summer with the longer daytime and toxic heatwave and winter with the long night time and icy wind. Photography and video will be introduced as the main documentary method for this project, as most of my theories are in motion, the changing motion of shadows.

The Hysterical Private Selling Exhibition inspired me to create a similar device that guides the audience into the architecture and blend into it, become part of the design. The bold combinations of colors drew people’s attentions toward not only the buildings but also the floor and the ceiling. The whole space becomes an exhibition itself.

My outcome will be two models, each represents the different climate situations in the summer and winter. I will also present my work in different layers for visual enhancement. Try to have an outline of the model and start amending the first model. The project would probably finish before the last week, therefore, will have a few days for final modification.

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These models from the Photographer’s gallery displayed a specific way to illustrate one’s complexity——layering. Divide the whole model into slices and overlapped them by malposition to give a better understanding of structure.
To enhance the visuality, the designer also introduced the color gradient. Motional change of the color of each layer further emphasis the interaction with the audiences when watching the model form different aspects.