MERAKI
FOREST
EXHIBITION INSTALLATION_; 2023_;
Meraki Forest was an exhibit my class and I created in our second year of Experiential Design. The main theme was Magic and from that we created an enchanted mediated forest!
Everything was interactable and immersive, with custom soundtracks and incorporating many different mediums like projection mapping, AR, VR, Body Tracking and using Makey Makeys to make items play sounds when they are touched!
We used a lot of tape, cardboard and glue to build up the base, even with its imperfections we were able to strengthen it and ensure stability!
After creating the base we wrapped it in paper and wrinkled it to mimic tree veins. We stuffed the gaps of the interior before closing up!
We then painted all the sections, 2 walls, a trunk, arch and branch!
My group and I created an escape room-esque experience revolving around Ashelle Galawind, a green witch who disappeared!
The visitors will use everything around them to find the missing witch which is located somewhere around the exhibit in an AR experience created by yours truly :)
The exit of the tree
This was created by myself and 2 other groupmates! We used recycled cardboard, paper, glue and paint to make the vision come to life!