As a Korean interdisciplinary designer and up to date graduate of MA Contextual Design, Design Academy Eindhoven, Yoojin Chung’s acknowledges the core rules and function of the standard Chinese language system of feng shui. The observe of orienting folks in relation to their environment with the aim of discovering concord and stability has been round since 4000 BC. However Chung notes feng shui’s modern-day equal has adopted a very commodified and globalized “fast repair” method, abandoning its philosophical origins for a simplified and handy technique of “self-optimization and self-improvement.” This vital perspective impressed Capturing Qi, a set of imaginary good dwelling objects deliberately common with little precise substance.
The three-piece Capturing Qi set up is represented by a crystal ball, wind chime, and fountain, every imagined as a whimsical feng shui good dwelling gadget that operates like a laboratory equipment powered by purposely obscure applied sciences. Embedded with crystals, sacred water, and harmonized wind chimes, Chung’s creations are supposed to slyly ridicule the complete religious wellness financial system and all its guarantees.
“However what do they do?” you ask? Completely nothing in actuality. Every good dwelling object is outfitted with their very own Arduino circuit board to offer the impression every is channeling fortune-building vitality, controllable through Bluetooth in fact. In essence Chung’s trio of gadgets are supposed as a scathing (but in addition superbly crafted) satirical commentary in regards to the perception success may be displayed and dispersed as conveniently as a scented oil diffuser.
Or as Chung explains with tongue firmly in cheek: “By consuming feng shui objects; the intangible qi turns into tangible; the invisible turns into seen… With the press of a button, seize and diffuse all of the qi to your coronary heart’s content material!”
To study extra in regards to the Capturing Qi mission, go to chungyoojin.com.
