A modular exhibit to raise awareness
about the Climate Crisis.
Domain | Brief
Immersive Design | Climate Change | Narrative Building | Material Reuse
To repurpose discarded shipping containers into an experience centred around a chosen theme that transforms them into an immersive, tactile space. My team chose to focus on sustainability, turning these containers into a unique climate awareness travel exhibit, by reimagining them as various terrains for endangered species.
Timeline | Role
3 weeks
This was an academic project. In a team of four, I led brainstorming, concept development, and narrative building. I also contributed to designing the visitor flow, 3D modelling and created a 3D walk-through, ensuring the space was immersive and functional.
Our Vision
Inspiration
Earth’s history is divided into a hierarchical series of smaller chunks of time, referred to as the geologic time scale. The Anthropocene Epoch is an unofficial unit of geologic time, used to describe the most recent period in Earth’s history when humans have started to have a significant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems.
Ideation
Our vision was to immerse the visitor into a walk-through of multiple environments. As the visitor walks around different terrains created within the shipping containers, they will learn about different species in those terrains and how they are affected by the ill-effects of climate change.
Inception
The space will play with form, material, and texture along with interactive technology to evoke emotions like surprise, fear, sadness, panic, etc. that these species experience while also educating the visitor. Seamless transition between terrains will be done through curated sound and lights.
The Whys and Hows
Context
Natural History Museum
The museums may educate visitors on the past, and our exhibit will complimentarily educate them about our current climate crisis.
Exhibit Type
This may be a global series of exhibits in collaboration with natural history museums all around the world. The exhibit may also be personalised to the country’s terrain and species, to better connect to the audience.
Audience
The exhibit may attract the same target audience that comes to the museums, which is open to all. 10+ may be the age limit to ensure safety. Hence, while curating educational content, we should keep in mind the difficulty of language used.
Goal
The exhibit may aim to act as a conversation starter for
the climate crisis in the general public, creating dialogue and awareness between parents and their children, friend groups
or colleagues.
Deep Diving
Narrative Building
Sensory Engagement
The space will
smartly use texture, while encouraging the customers to touch and feel, unlike
other exhibits.
Air ventilation temperatures will be set to the theme of
the zone, based on which terrain it is inspired from.
An auditory experience will be curated appropriate to each of the contextual zones.
The visitor will be captivated by dramatic lighting and a dynamic tactile terrain varying for each zone.
Educational exchanges done through sensory ways prove to be very inclusive and impactful. Sensory engagement promotes cognition, memory and communication, and opens our minds to learning regardless of our individual cognitive abilities.
1. Introductory Zone
The initial touchpoint will be a passageway featuring staggering climate change statistics to evoke a sense of urgency.
2. Ice Caps Collapse
The visitor will enter a zone inspired by melting Arctic glaciers, learning about the challenges faced by species like polar bears and seals.
3. Bamboozled
This zone, inspired by urban noise pollution, immerses visitors in a disorienting concrete jungle, highlighting its impact on birds.
4. Fire in the Mountain
The visitor will descend a staircase into a zone inspired by wildfires, highlighting species like koalas and kangaroos affected by them.
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5. Perils of Plastic
Voicing for the turtle with a straw stuck inside it’s nose, this zone is inspired by the plastic pollution in our oceans and rivers.
6. A Better Tomorrow
This tech-integrated zone will provide uplifting news on positive climate action as a catharsis after the visitors’ emotional journeys.
7. Courtyard
A reflective space for visitors to contemplate their learnings or engage in larger discussions during events.
8. Library
A semi-outdoor space, this is where visitors can go to engage with more resources on current climate change.
Introductory Zone
Introductory Zone