Lan Luo

"Boundary Fuzzification"

Section MS4, Mirna Pedalo

Keywords: borders

In our daily lives, we interact with a wide range of items that serve specific purposes and fulfil specific functions. Take for instance, bottles that are used as containers for liquids, sponges that are used as cleaning tools, and masks that are used as protective equipment to prevent the spread of droplets. However, with the progress of society and technology, the uses and functions of these items have expanded beyond their traditional definitions and categories. This phenomenon is not only a result of people's deepening understanding of goods' usage and attributes, but also due to the new needs and changes brought about by social development and technological progress. Therefore, we need to constantly explore and study the multiple attributes and uses of items in order to better utilise them to meet our needs and achieve our goals. As society progresses and technology improves, we need to constantly re-evaluate and reimagine the uses and functions of items in our daily lives. By doing so, we can better utilise them to meet our needs and achieve our goals.

In response to the overarching theme of multiples, repetition and seriality, I created a series of objects made from multiple identical glass vials (bottles for storing medicine). By using this method, I wish to reveal the extraordinary nature of ordinary items and promote sustainability by encouraging people to appreciate and reuse old items in new ways. I was inspired by Mona Hatoum's works, where ordinary household items are manipulated to highlight the sense of conflict.

My project explores the correlation between the boundaries assigned during the creation of objects and the boundaries defined by their own attributes. The project reflects the fluidity or blurriness of these boundaries, and I hope to communicate to the audience that many of the boundaries we perceive around us are not fixed or impermeable, but rather flexible and subject to change.