Metaphor
Metaphor is a tangible interface born from my curiosity about natural interface and material-driven interaction.
A single breath causes the words to detach and drift away. As the letters reach the ground, they produce sound—echoes of breaking atoms. A controllable box alters the tilt of the floor, introducing gravity as a variable force. Through interaction, poetry flows within the space.
Tools&Tech
Arduinio
OSC
(Open Sound Control)
Conductive Tape
Processing, Java
Role
Personal Project
Hardware Machanism Design
BoxD Physics Library
Material-Based Programming

This work treats language as matter and metaphor as form. It is an exploration of existence, time, and the fragility of consciousness through a typographic and interactive calligram.

Here, metaphor is no longer rhetorical but spatial; the calligram is no longer static but performative. The work invites viewers to experience how meaning, like matter, briefly takes shape—before inevitably dissolving back into dust, memory, and light.

The text draws from a cosmic perspective: "We are made of starstuff." Humanity is understood as a fleeting configuration of the universe—an instant in which the cosmos becomes aware of itself. The words are composed into the image of a dandelion, a symbol of impermanence and dispersal. Though visually complete, the form is always on the verge of disintegration.

Bridging the gap between physical touch and digital response. I explore the tactility of interfaces, blending code, electronics, and design to create meaningful interactions.”
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