Document of current development.
[Ideas I explored, Things I made, Insights I gained]

https://www.notion.so/The-miracle-of-breathing-5aa32de5f1474ddd854df8a15e8c12e3

 

Things I want:

Some of the audiences start to think or resonating the question that I ask from this project. The project and the concept will be discussed and disseminated in the future. The installation would be able to be invited to participate in exhibitions on critical topics.

Things I don’t want:

For my project:

Audiences are not curious about the meaning behind the project.

For the topic:

It only fostered favorable feelings for mindfulness & meditation practice.

Things I’m okay with:

People just experience the work and come up with different points of view and attitudes.

Things my thesis does for the world:

Point out another perspective on the mindfulness & meditation industry, over-commercialization, market-driven approaches, creating a sense of urgency and desire.

Put forward the worry, the flourish of mindfulness & meditation industry that focus on the self, personal self-help products, will lead to individualism widely affirmed and advocated.

Criticism of society’s non-objective propaganda of the function of mind-body meditation, the lack of study of disadvantage or harm impact, the public’s lack of criticism about the mindfulness & meditation industry.

Expose competition and social Darwinism, intensifying the need for effective anxiety relief, and covering the alienation of labor by capital.

Things my thesis does for me

Learn how to shape and express ideas Explore areas of personal interest Create spatial experiences and enable interaction

Things my thesis does for [especially for those who start to looking for meditation, or in the practice ]

Practice meditation in a guided way, observe themselves, the interaction of the breath, and reflect why they need to pay for the breathing exercise?

 

KPI: 

Totally Fulfilled:

  • Some of the audiences start to think or resonating the question that I ask from this project. (15% visitors)
  • The project and the concept will be discussed and disseminated on social media and the Art Criticism Platform in the future.
  • The installation would be able to be invited to participate in exhibitions (Western and Eastern).
  • For Chinese audiences, they could learn to have critical cognition of the mindfulness and meditation industry when it began to be popular on a larger scale.

Somewhat Fulfilled:

  • At least 5% of audiences curious about the project and willing to scan QR code to explore my investigation

Not Fulfilled at All:

  • None of the audiences resonating with the question that I asked.

Production Line:

Week 2 June 7-13

User journey (receipt and screen content) test and feedback collection

Week 3 June 14-20

Final installation build and test

Week 4 June 21-24

Video shooting and presentation deck prepare

Week 5 June 28-30

Rehearsal, Final presentation