Island of Multitude

2023, International Students Creative Award (ISCA)

四點設計 Contact to Island of Multitude for cooperation

How is the world seen by an island – a place made of multitudes, living and nonliving? The space and time through multispecies viewpoint is infinitely complex and narrowing it down to linear film might seem impossible. Island of Multitude gets entangled in the island’s complex world following and building connections between different agents of the island. The contact points are observed from multiple perspectives with each new viewpoint forming an even more complex web. In the end this film is just one story out of the millions that unfold on the island on a daily basis.
Island of Multitude is a conclusion of a year-long research on the island of Uuluti, located in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of West Estonia. It started as an exploration of island space and the human and non-human stories that are formed on islands.
In the middle of an ecological crisis, it’s important to also tell stories that are not only in the state of fighting but more casual stories that portray the world that we want to live in. Other than imagining the apocalypse we could think of worlds that are positive and functioning. It’s crucial to tell stories of worlds that we want to live in. We don’t need to wait for the world to end to start a new one.

Whiteboardian

DESIGN DEPARTMENT, Shibaura Institute of Technology

Breaking away from the expressionless square whiteboard We designed the whiteboard as a living organism, capable of conveying emotions that could not be communicated by the act of writing alone. For the shape, we used curves combined with elliptical shapes, aiming for a form that naturally divides and uses space in different ways. The soft exterior shape can create a unique and unprecedented space. In addition, the combination with a small white board in the shape of an arm can add further expression. We did not use pure white for the surface, but used nuanced colors to blend in with the space.