Evoking a Response

The thesis goal is to evoke a response, a realization from the public, from people who care about their city, that there are several potentials which are untapped and are perhaps important to affect their city in a certain way.

Image taken from the movie, Children of Men.


Image taken from the Japanese anime series, Gundam.

Take for example, cartoons like Gundam, Full Metal Alchemist, or movies like Children of Men, and games like World of Warcraft; they took a point in history and generate a certain scenario based on a shift in a particular aspect of society. From viewing the 'virtual consequences', it makes the viewer realize that there are several things he/she could have done to prevent/assist such a 'consequence'. Then, the overlap happens when he/she takes into account the present and is made aware of the larger picture and perspective of his/her environment, given more options as to how the environment can develop from that present moment.

Again, I wish to emphasize that this is NOT an attempt to build a utopia, a perfect world. The thesis realizes the imperfection of our surroundings and takes that into account and tries to display possibilities from 're-discovered mechanisms/parameters' of society.