Tuesday, August 14, 2007

THE HIDDEN CUPBOARD. (Project 3 - Proposal 1)

Numbers in the Dark
“It was the hidden side of everything that intrigued me, the hidden side of houses, the hidden side of gardens, the hidden side of streets, the hidden side of towns, the hidden side of televisions, the hidden side of dishwashers, the hidden side of the sea, the hidden side of the moon. But when I managed to get to that hidden side, I realized that what I was looking for was the hidden side of the hidden side... Sometimes, at the back of the mirror, behind my reflection, I thought I saw a presence I wasn’t quick enough to identify and which immediately hid. I tried to study not myself in the mirror but the world behind me: nothing caught my attention. I was about to turn away when, there, I would see it peep out from the opposite side of the mirror… I left the mirror and started to look for the spot where I’d seen the presence disappear… I aimed at where I planned to get to, I concentrated my strength, I tensed my will, but my point of arrival was departing… Corinna said: ‘It’s when it relaxes that the bow releases the arrow, but to do that it must first be properly tensed.’ ”
Italo Calvino: "The Mirror, the Target", Numbers in the Dark 1996.

I want to create a cupboard which is on a wall, it opens up with sensors and lights up with LED’s. The interface is should be a mirror and you are not supposed to see that it’s a cupboard. When you are looking at yourself, get closer and try to touch it, it opens and behind you have got 3 shelfs to keep your secrets. The cupboard would be ideal for spaces such as bathrooms it would be placed above the sink and used for toiletries.















When you touch the right side of the mirror, it goes under the left one and you can see 3 selves. Those three selves were hidden behind the mirror and can be used for your secrets or your toiletries. When the cupboard opens up there will be LED´s that light up the selves.





Furthermore I would like to see what is hidden behind my face?

The mirror on the hidden cupboard would be interacted, it would be possible to peel of the skin and see what is under, peel of the mussels and see whats under then end up only seeing the bones and the teeth. The user would be able to reconstruct his face and swap parts with another user in front of the mirror.


This video inspired me:

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