Nature Time
2023 | Hong Kong Palace Museum, Hong Kong
Project Overview
In Nature Time, this project builds on Prof. Jeffrey Shaw’s pioneering 1989 installation The Legible City, where the viewer rode a bicycle to navigate a virtual urban landscape. Three bicycles are positioned in front of three large curved projection screens , offering visitors the option to ride the bicycles or move freely between the screens. These screens display prerecorded video sequences of bicycle journeys through the gardens of Versailles. The speed of the video changes with the pace of the cyclists, making the experience interactive.
Technical Narrative
The curved screens are central to the design, creating a panoramic effect. The imagery is projected onto both sides of the screens, inviting visitors to move around and view the visuals from different angles. This setup generates a layered, almost maze-like environment, encouraging exploration from multiple perspectives. The interwoven screens mirror the experience of wandering through a garden, where impressions shift with every glance.
The project highlights the sense of discovery it provides. As visitors engage with the installation, they actively participate by becoming the camera operators and editors, shaping how the experience unfolds. This transforms the artwork into a dynamic, performed experience, rather than a static display. Through this immersive and interactive experience, visitors embark on a personal journey through the gardens of Versailles.
第一部分：項目概述
在《自然時光》（Nature Time）中，該項目延續了 Jeffrey Shaw 教授1989年首創的《可讀城市》（The Legible City）裝置概念，觀眾騎乘自行車，瀏覽虛擬的城市景觀。此裝置設置了三台自行車，分別置於三個大型曲面投影屏幕前，觀眾可選擇騎車或自由穿梭於屏幕間。屏幕播放的影片記錄了在凡爾賽花園的自行車旅行，影片播放速度根據騎行者的速度而變化，使體驗充滿互動性。
第二部分：技術敘述
曲面屏幕是整個設計的核心，營造出全景效果。影像投射在屏幕的雙面上，邀請觀眾從不同角度環視畫面。此設計形成一個層疊且近乎迷宮般的環境，鼓勵觀眾從多重視角探索，猶如徜徉於花園中，每一次注視都帶來不同的觀感。
這個項目強調發掘的體驗。隨著觀眾與裝置互動，他們實際上成為了攝影師與編輯，塑造出各自的體驗歷程。這將藝術作品轉變為一場動態的演繹體驗，而非靜態的展示。透過這種沉浸式和互動性的體驗，觀眾展開一段在凡爾賽花園中的個人旅程。
Principal Investigators: Jeffrey SHAW, Sarah KENDERDINE
Collaborated institution: The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Date: 2023
Team: Leoson CHEONG (Application software), Ching LEE (Installation)
Hardware: Pedal sensor, Key-stroke sender, Windows workstation
Software: Unity3D
2023.04.19 - 07.09
Virtually Versailles, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong, China
French May Arts Festival
Jockey Club Community Outreach and Arts Education Programmes
凡爾賽宮之自然景觀——邵志飛的設計理念 The Nature of Versailles: Artistic Design by Jeffrey Shaw. (2023, June 7). French May Arts Festival.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sFeSHd97wI
Xinhua. (2023, June 18). Co-creating with HK: A new media artist's interactive journey. China Daily.
https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/336533
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
