The Material Translator
2018
The Chinese word “XinQing” (心情) - usually associated with mood, feeling, hearts etc. It is also directly used in Korean as a Sino-Korean word 심정 (ShimJeong), and in Japanese, it can be translated into 気分 き-ぶん (KiBun). However, there is more to this word than English directly translate. The term also carries meaning of unspoken effects that are profound and deep.
The Material Translator is the method used to present this fuzzy abstract word as a meditation training machine which allows users to feed a chosen material into it for analysis. The machine produces the graphic and sound outputs through infrared analysis spectrum.
It is a tool to generate atmosphere and phenomena. Its purpose is to make the idea of XinQing tangible and create notions of objects that actually have XinQing. The goal of the training machine is stimulating or restoring the human instinct to process emotions, allowing the users to meditate and converse with the object by themselves. The training machine only acts as a medium or simulator and can ultimately be eliminated or abandoned between the user and the object.
The Material Translator is the method used to present this fuzzy abstract word as a meditation training machine which allows users to feed a chosen material into it for analysis. The machine produces the graphic and sound outputs through infrared analysis spectrum.
It is a tool to generate atmosphere and phenomena. Its purpose is to make the idea of XinQing tangible and create notions of objects that actually have XinQing. The goal of the training machine is stimulating or restoring the human instinct to process emotions, allowing the users to meditate and converse with the object by themselves. The training machine only acts as a medium or simulator and can ultimately be eliminated or abandoned between the user and the object.
