Transitional space presentation

Design Intervention

Thesis R&D Interventions, Probes & Prototypes 2013.10.03

Transitional Space // Yu-Wen (Mark) Liang

“Transitional space is the space of play and creativity — where our culture is created, where love can grow, where teaching and learning take place, where art is made, and where culture is created.”

-Donald Winnicott English Psychoanalyst

Thesis R&D Interventions, Probes

& Prototypes 2013.10.03

Why Transitional Space?

After researching a lot about interactive installations in public space, I found myself interested in the relation between the viewers and the space. Lots of the projects I love were actually located in a transitional space, where people normally won’t stay. It’s the place where people walk by everyday, but never take a second look. I started to wonder what I can do with this space.



Why Transitional Space?

By bringing in some interactive installations, people could get a glimpse of the future and appreciate more about the space. They could bring delight to people and also ignite dialogue between the space and the viewer. I’m interested in the temporality of the interactive art and want to dissect the interactivity and the philosophy behind of them.



Phase 1: Identification

I need to define the type of transitional space I’m interested to investigate, so I went on a tour around the city and took lots of pictures... Types of transition:

1. Transition between 2 destination.

2. Transition between exterior and interior

3. Transition between nature to buildings



1. Transition between 2 destination












3. Transition between nature and buildings



Phase 2: Observation

I want to learn people’s behavior in these kinds of space, so I took some videos to document and see if there are interesting findings…



Phase 3: Intervention

I want to know what makes people interact in a transitional space. What triggers people to stop and engage? Experiment:

I put two papers in the studio at 9:00 am, 10/1. One with 20 circles and one

with 20 squares. No further explanations. See what happens…



Phase 3: Intervention

I want to know what makes people interact in a transitional space. What triggers people to stop and engage? Experiment:

I put two papers in the studio at 9:00 am, 10/1. One with 20 circles and one

with 20 squares. No further explanations. See what happens…

10/1 Tue 11:42am 10/2 Wed 09:02am



What’s next?

- 1. Talk with people. Focus on a specific transitional space and do more research about it. - 2. Build an interactive art piece. Embed it into a transitional space and document it. - 3. Test with people and evaluate it. Learn more about how to draw people in and be engaging / delightful.

Thesis R&D Interventions, Probes & Prototypes 2013.10.03

// Yu-Wen (Mark) Liang

Thank you.

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Transitional space presentation