Flying Mythological Horses
2023 | Hong Kong Palace Museum, Hong Kong
Section 1: Project Overview
The exhibition Flying Mythological Horses, showcased at the Hong Kong Palace Museum in 2023, features four translucent screens suspended at varying heights. These screens display real-time 3D animations of flying horses drawn from the Palace Museum's collection. The exhibit incorporates cross-cultural references to winged horses from both Iranian and Greek traditions, alongside representations from Chinese antiquity. As visitors navigate the gallery, they are encouraged to look upward and catch glimpses of these mythological creatures in motion.
Section 2: Technical Narrative
The projections allow these fantastical horses to inhabit a virtual realm, transforming the screens into portals that connect viewers to an ancient mythological world. The flight paths of these digitally modelled horses are governed by a bird-flocking algorithm, ensuring that their movements are dynamic and unique, with each pass offering a new spectacle.
The integration of physical objects and paintings of mythological flying horses is executed through sophisticated projection techniques. Virtual cameras track these animated figures as they traverse the gallery space, projecting their movements on both sides of the screens. This interplay between the real and the virtual crafts a captivating environment where antiquity and modern technology converge, allowing the legacy of these legendary horses to soar within the museum's contemporary setting.
第一部分：項目概述
《飛馬神話》展覽於2023年在香港故宮文化博物館展出，特色為四個懸掛於不同高度的半透明屏幕，展示了來自故宮藏品的飛馬即時3D動畫。展覽融合了來自伊朗和希臘的有翼馬跨文化元素，並搭配中國古代的飛馬形象。觀眾在畫廊中漫步時，抬頭便能捕捉到這些神話生物的動態身影，感受傳說中的神秘氣息。
第二部分：技術敘述
這些投影將這些奇幻的飛馬引入虛擬世界，使屏幕成為連結觀眾與古老神話世界的門戶。飛馬的飛行路徑由鳥群算法控制，確保它們的動作生動多變，每次掠過都帶來嶄新的視覺體驗。
展覽巧妙地結合了實體物件與神話飛馬的繪畫作品，運用先進的投影技術使虛擬馬匹能在屏幕兩側穿梭。虛擬攝影機追踪這些動畫角色的動態，使它們在展廳內的空間中來回游走，呈現出真實與虛擬交融的魅力。這種古今交錯的氛圍不僅展示了傳奇飛馬的歷史遺產，更使其在現代博物館的空間中翱翔，留下深刻的藝術印象。
