Hidden Stories
We asked ourselves, if people had the the ability to hear through walls, what would they find? Then we created special wallpaper that was embedded with stories from real people. Every graphic shape in the wallpaper links to a different personal story about an object.
The stories are revealed with a custom made “listening device” that reacts to sensors embedded in the wall. The cup shaped device is the digital equivalent of pressing a glass against an apartment wall to spy on neighbors. Using the device on each object activates a unique story, and lights up the drawing with projection mapping. Over time the wall fills with light as users listen to the stories within.
By placing the device over the record sensor, the speaker becomes a microphone and the user can leave behind their own story.
The 22 unique stories in this exhibit were contributed by Jay Allison and Viki Merrick of Atlantic Public Media (the same group responsible for The Moth, This I Believe, and other amazing storytelling programs).
Team
- Zander Brimijoin - Creative Director
- Daniel Scheibel - Technology Director
- Lisa Walters - Senior Producer
- Adrià Navarro López - Creative Coder
- Eric Hagan - Hardware Developer
- Matthias Lein - Documentation
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- Sweatshop - Industrial Design
- Atlantic Public Media, Jay Allison, Viki Merrick - Audio Content
Created for Sensory Stories
Sensory Stories was conceived and organized by the Future of StoryTelling (FoST). The exhibition was on view at:
- Museum of the Moving Image, New York City, USA, April 13 - July 26, 2015
- Phi Centre, Montreal, Canada, August 11 - September 27, 2015
