Nirmal Kumar Menon

Manifesto

I was initially interested in sound, colour and smells and how they add such richness to experiences. One of the initial ideas I had was that of a suit to be worn by those with vision impairments and would help them realize when objects were in their way or moving towards them. Unfortunately for me, fortunately for them, some guys in Hong Kong came up with a pair of shoes last week that helps them with this problem, the system can even warn of potholes in the road. As seen here http://bigpond.com/news/technology/content/20060806/1707581.asp . Needless to say I then wanted to pursue another project instead.

The idea I am going ahead with, attempts to change a persons sense of being; a mood room, a place to relax and drift off or wake up with a shot of zest unlike anything else. Currently I hope to include some form of music or sound, coloured lights and possibly aromatherapy.

I will use

- Sketches

- Research for what stimulates the senses to what effect. I.e. red is vibrant and uplifting yellow effects memory and so on

- 3D modeling

- Possibly animation

- Possibly model making