‘The Ever-Changing Flow’ a Digital Diorama
"The Ever-Changing Flow" is a multimedia art piece that aims to bridge the gap between art, science, and technology. More importantly, it aspires to unite generations, creating a community inspired and activated by an inclusive vision of public open spaces, who value ecological diversity and sustainable urban development.
This multimedia diorama blends traditional mediums such as plant and animal specimens, with cutting-edge extended reality technologies such as projection mapping and 3D rendered backgrounds to showcase changing museum display techniques for the Los Angeles Natural History Museum centennial exhibition as part of the Getty Foundation’s Pacific Standard Time 2024 initiative.
My concept features five scenes, showcasing the LA River’s ecological history, culminating in a future vision of habitat restoration. I am proud to share that my initiative is endorsed by Friends of the L.A. River (FoLAR); together through direct access to habitat restoration efforts we provide patrons of the Los Angeles Natural History Museum the opportunity to be part of shaping L.A.’s environmental impact.
Art Science & Technology
To seamlessly blend the multimedia aspects into one immersive experience, a customized backdrop was fabricated to simulate an eye-level viewpoint for the viewer. The scenes projected on the immersive display are rendered from the viewer's viewpoint and geometrically corrected for off-axis projection. This approach delivers a forced perspective experience, creating an illusion of a true depth-of-field into the horizon of our scene.
This concept also features sound design for each scene to create and engaging edutainment experience for viewers. These elements provide an immersive value, allowing visitors to explore the diorama at their own pace and gain a deeper understanding of the exhibit and its context.
This proposal was created in partnership with Mar Sorell as the projection mapping artist and Jet Olaño as the Previs CAD artist.
