DNA project
DNA project is a research by creation project. For the duration of the project, we took the time and the means to explore what would the concept of the object become in the future, as they evolve into intelligent objects, as humans start to grasp their environmental impact, and as we start questioning our role as consumers in an object oriented society. This contemplation eventually lead us to write a manifesto, that inspired an interactive exhibition named: DNA, the future life of objects. In this project, my colleague Hugues Rivest and I have worked on 3 distinct interactive experiences for this exhibition.
In the future, objects will reveal their anatomy lets you experience the difference of two objects that share the same function, but that are created differently.
In the future, objects will declare their impacts lets you experience the impact of, again, two objects that share the same function, but have a contrasting environmental impact.
In the future, objects will express their emotions is a playful experiment that gives a personality and a voice to common objects. These objects react in a surprising way to the way we interact with them.
This project was directed by: Martin Racine and Philippe Lalande, with the collaboration of: Alexandre Joyce, Hugues Rivest, Elio Bidinost, Mark Unterberger, Jahon Torbati, Émile Lemay-Racine, Edward Nyamenkum, Samuel Tissot-Jobin, Cecilia Lico and Mario Miranda Luévano.
![Four back-lit tables viewed from the top form four rectangles. We can see silhouettes of the objects placed on the tables.](/images/79d7065f-600.png)
Interactive exhibition. All kinds of materials. Exhibition modules: 8' × 2' × 3' 2"
![Poster and name of the exhibition behind a busy vitrine. We can read DNA, the future life of objects in French and English. A blurred figure passes through in the foreground.](/images/cb18252c-600.png)
![Three quarter view of an exhibition module. A series of acetates show different slices for a flash light. At one end of the module, a screen is used as an interface for interacting with two physical flash lights.](/images/dfea9baa-600.png)
![Three quarter view of an exhibition module. A screen is used as an interface between two physical kettles.](/images/4c000573-600.png)
![Close up view of an exhibition module. In the foreground a kettle placed on the module.](/images/ea963c8e-600.png)
![Three quarter view of an exhibition module. A small fan, a toaster, a radio, an iron and a hand mixer are placed on the module.](/images/c3b0d0cc-600.png)
![Close up view of an exhibition module. In the ofreground, a hand mixer and iron are placed on the module.](/images/25b803a9-600.png)
![Animation showing the modular construction of the logo.](/images/25d5b53a-600.png)
![Letters A, D and N compose the DNA logo in French. A label named](/images/9a7ee833-600.png)
![Logo composed of the letters D, N and A. Together, the letters read as DNA.](/images/bd007763-600.png)
![Letters A, D and N are composed on a square grid. The grid measures thirteen squares wide by 8 squares high.](/images/c8b48f4-600.png)
![Graphic layout using the letters D, N and A. The letters are built using modular blocks, and together create proportional negative spaces.](/images/d4d9fcdf-600.png)
![Graphical composition for the letter D in black. The letter D is built using modular blocks, and is used as a graphical grid to place information.](/images/393d77ae-600.png)
![Graphical composition for the letter N in dark pink. The letter N is built using modular blocks and spans across a gradient from mauve to orange.](/images/430e48a3-600.png)
![Graphical composition for the letter D in orange. The letter D is built using modular blocks and spans across a gradient from yellow to orange.](/images/4ddd0faf-600.png)
![Graphical composition for the letter N in white. The letter N is built using modular blocks and spans across a bright yellow background.](/images/87e59635-600.png)
![Graphical composition for the letter A in black. The letter A is built using modular blocks and spans across a green background.](/images/fdab61ae-600.png)