Artist Statement

Southern Winter Exhibitions 2023 at Hangars Numériques, May 16 – 21  then August 1 – 15 

Video Installation. Tools: Custom algorthm for Maching Learning-based image creation, Blender

“Plastic Landscape – The Reversible World” is an AI-generated 3D animated video design that shows the apocalyptic and surreal world surrounded by artificial plastic mixtures and objects in the ocean, urban city, Antarctica, and forest. Four different scenes are animated, with the camera panning slowly from left to right. Viewers can observe how the plastics are decomposed at a slower speed by looking at particle animations. Sound is created by the data of the decomposition of plastics. Different types of plastics and speed of decomposition determines the frequency, amplitude, and parameters of audio synthesis. This scene animation is inspired by Ilwalobongbyeong (a folding screen) behind the king’s throne of the Joseon Dynasty. This animation depicts the twist of the landscape. Surreal objects/buildings in this animation made out of plastic look beautiful and mesmerizing at first glance. However, the viewers can notice that they are the decayed objects and destroyed nature impacted by human beings. This new multi-sensory artwork addresses the awareness of plastic pollution through the apocalyptic lens.

Concept Design, Visual Development, User Experience Design: Yoon Chung Han
3D Animation and 3D object design: Hung-Hsuan Tsai
Music and Sound: Soo Jung Kwak
Machine Learning-based image creation Prof. Sung Lyun Kim, Myeong Hun Seong, Changmin Lee
http://yoonchunghan.com/portfolio/plasticlandscape.html

• Yoon Chung Han (KR/US) is an interaction designer, multimedia artist, and researcher. Her researches include data visualization, biometric data visualization and sonification, new interface for musical expression, and mobile user experience design. She studied Graphic Design and Interaction Design at Seoul National University, South Korea (under Prof. Suzung Kim), and achieved two Master degrees at SNU and Design | Media Arts in UCLA, USA (under Prof. Casey Reas) She was a graduate student researcher and teaching assistant at Experimental Visualization Lab under Prof. George Legrady, and a Visiting Researcher / PhD Student at the SENSEable City Lab in MIT in Cambridge, MA. She taught interaction design and computer programming for artists and designers at the Academy of Art University, University of San Francisco and California State University, Fullerton. She recently completed her PhD at the Media Arts and Technology, UC Santa Barbara. Currently she is an Associate Professor in Graphic Design at the Department of Design in the San Jose State  University, and SIGGRAPH 2023 Art Gallery Chair. http://yoonchunghan.com