L A ST SEEN : IN THE WA SH I NG M A CH I N E
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Socks always come in a pair, but now, one of them is missing. Set in a household-esque realm where objects float about in mid air, the televisions shift between static and broadcasting the case of the missing sock. It appears that the rubber ducks are up to no good, and that the pair of socks were last seen in the washing machine. The narrative explores the concept of quantum entanglement between a pair of socks. The laws of this theory suggests that a pair of particles become inseparably entwined, sharing a single physical description that specifies their possible combined states and that both entities maintain the same intertwined state regardless of distance or time. The lost sock is left in a state of superposition, which is having multiple possible outcomes of what might have happened to it, deliberately represented this way for the viewers to imagine for themselves.
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QUAN TUM M E CH AN I CS »»
Describes the forces of nature at the smallest scales of energy levels - of atoms and subatomic particles.
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All potential outcomes are based on probability, not certainty.
Q UANT UM L EAP
SUPER P OSIT ION
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Being at more than one place at a time
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Particles exist across all possible states at the same time
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Having Multiple possible outcomes on a very zoomed in scale
When an electron makes a sudden transition of path to a new energy level, so fast that it appears to be like teleporting.
ENTANGL EM ENT »»
Particles become inseparably entwined, sharing a single physical description that specifies their possible combined states.
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Both entities maintain the same intertwined state regardless of distance / time.
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PA R AD OX
GR AVITY Caused by massive objects that warp the fabric of space & time
Caused by forces such as magnetism
GEN ERAL RELATIVITY
Q UANT UM M ECHAN ICS
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Describes behaviour of particles at a cosmic scale = big things like warping of space & time
Describes behaviour of particles at an atomic scale = small things like atoms & electrons
PA R AD OX »»
All the fundamental particles at the cosmic / atomic scale obey the laws of these theories – except gravity.
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Both theories and their relation to gravity are needed to explain what happens inside black holes and the big bang.
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But both disagree on how gravity works, leading to paradoxes and things like singularities, where the theories break down.
--singularity: a point at which a function takes an infinite value, especially in space–time when matter is infinitely dense, such as at the centre of a black hole.
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ANT I-PA R AD OX
GR AVITY
as a force of
ENTANGL EM ENT
= resolves the paradox between both theories
ST RI N G TH E O RY »»
The vibrational state of a particle corresponds to its entangled graviton, a quantum mechanical particle that carries gravitational force.
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If entanglement is connected to spacetime, then it is the force that links all the entities together in space.
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CON CEP T 0 1
ARTIST: SHIAAAN
DESCRI P TI ON Behaviour of quantum nature manifested in a pinball machine, where elements display quantum characteristics.
KE Y I DEAS »»
Quantum leap / Teleportation
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Simultaneous / Superposition
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Being in limbo
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Entanglement / Chain reaction
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Macro + micro scale
ARTIST: BRO’S MIND
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CON CEP T 0 2
DESCRI P TI ON Gravity as a force of entanglement, where elements warp the fabric of space & time, and defy the laws of gravity.
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Zero gravity / flying / floating
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360 degree orientation
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Isometric + more rotations
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Wormhole / dynamic composition
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Singularity / infinity
CREDIT: OH MY GIRL LIAR LIAR EP, #3 TRACK "KNOCK KNOCK"
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CON CEP T 0 3
CREDIT: PINTEREST
DE SC RI P TI ON Bringing the supernatural to the normal everyday, where instead of outerspace where quantum gravity is speculated to take place, the setting is reversed to somewhere closer to us, like our neighbourhood.
KE Y I DEA S »»
Household objects
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Familiar surroundings with unusual happenings
CREDIT: CYBERPUNK CITY BY DYLAN COLE
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FI N AL CON CEP T
DESCRI P TI ON A combination of concept 2 + 3, the final concept will feature everyday objects defying the laws of gravity. Quantum entanglement will be further explored through naturally occuring pairs in everyday objects, such as a pair of socks.
KE Y I DEA S »»
Household objects in pairs
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Zero gravity / flying / floating
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360 degree orientation
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Isometric + more rotations
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Everyday objects: convenience store drinks, bathtime rubber ducks, piles of socks, storage cardboard boxes, laundry poles, electric standing fan, toaster, clothes peg, pillows, washing machine and TV.
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[ L AY O U T ]
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I N IT IAL L AY OU T
R EFI N ED L AY OU T
FI NAL BAN N ER
M EDIA WAL L
[ L AY O U T ]
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[ A P P L I C AT I O N ]
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WASH I NG MACH I N ES
RUBBER DUCKS
PEGS + SOCKS
TV
FANS + PI LLOW S
SOCKS I N TOASTER S
[ A P P L I C AT I O N ]
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VI NYL RECORD
BEER CARTON
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BORN I N
1996
FROM
Singapore
STUDYI NG AT
Nanyang Technological University,
School of Art, Design & Media
MA JORI NG I N
Visual Communication
I NTERESTS
Soft cozy bed, soft pillow, and soft blanket