space    light  time 

                                                                             

                                                                                        at old melbourne gaol

These AR experiences demonstrate the temporal journey of time, space and light at the Gaol. This experience evokes a sensation of movement through space. This illusion creates an imaginary depth bringing the unity of time and space.

“our eyes only tell us part of what we need to be able to see. The other part is done by the brain, taking the input from eyes and making guesses or inferences about what’s out there in the environment. Usually,   these inferences are very accurate, but sometimes they lead us astray in the form of visual illusions.”                          

                                                                              - Scott Murray

Through strategic lighting and framed views, the experience is to be perceived as an array of controlled and monitored movements within the Old Melbourne Gaol.

space for slowing down and reflection. These receding lines indicate a single-point perspective to an opening with vistas onto the outside. The idea is to evoke spatial dislocation occurring over a period, rather than within a single unit of time.

Physically designing these qualities of space in the form of the Maquette model, helped looking at the space from a different perspective.