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UuDam Nguyen

A "THOUGHT BUBBLE" PROJECT

Inspired by "Honey,..." sound installation, I am working on a new project in which sculptures of people have thought bubbles coming out from their heads. In each thought bubble is an LED (electronic text display) that can be programmed to run an imaginary dialogue between the characters in the sculpture.

Each week, I will invite a writer to contribute new text for the thought bubbles. The text could be a monologue, a he-said-she-said, or a group conversation, depending on the number of figures in a sculpture. The public can also participate in the creation of text for the sculptures. I believe this project will engage the viewer with public sculpture on many different levels, in a more exciting way.

1. Below are a few mock-ups that I made in my studio.

I put them in a real life setting for to study its impact on the Lower Manhattan landscape.

2. This is one sample of the dialoge in a thought bubble beetween the two person. This dialogue is taken from the movie. Run LoLa Run to demonstrate what could be done with an LED sign.

The conversation goes:

Lola: Mianni

Huh?

Do you love me?

Sure I do.

How can you be so sure.

I don't know, I just am.

What if you never met me. I could be some other girls.

......

(video of the dialogue, please click here)

The dialogue could be philosophical, everyday conversation, historical. Thought bubbles can even come out of a rock, an equestrian in a park in the lower Manhattan, to tell a story, to comment on, to express a feeling, to debate, disscuss. The possibility is endless.

Also, text from contributor can be generated through the internet submissions, passerby, people who want to speak up about the sculpture or an issue about the city, people, and so on. The sculpture will take the role of a message board, a delayed symposium, a mirror of thoughts for citizens of cities where they are located (in this case is our beloved Big Apple). There will be a dynamic interaction between the sculpture and the viewers.

3. Below are there are some sketches of the possible compositions of the thought bubble sculptures for your viewing.