Critique 2 : Research & Analysis

Critique 2 : Research & Analysis
(The Selected Proposal & its Introduction)

When refered to previous posts you would see 3 different proposals that were made to the lecturers. Of this 3 proposals one has been picked and finalized. The following is the detailed introduction to the selected proposal.

Working Title: The Bold Water Tap.

Background & Problem Indentification: Water is utilized on a daily basis by every single soul existent on this planet today. Sadly more often then not it is misused. How often do u see water left running from a tap in a public facility? How scarcely do you use water during showers or when performing regular chores like washing the car? This installation is targeted at informing people on the effects of water wastage.

Ideation or Concept : Unlike the usual installation art, this installation will be installed in a public space and will attract accidental users for the users will be oblivious to the installation until and unless they participate in it.

The target is to inform. By bringing information to a commonly performed task such as rinsing your hands, users aren’t given the chore of having to participate in the installation unwillingly. A regular functional sink will be installed in a public space such as in a restaurant or a toilet. Like most sinks this one will be occupanied by a “mirror“. This mirror however would be an LCD or a Flat Screen Panel. A webcam will be installed appropriately above the screen to capture the happenings before the screen. This footage will be displayed on the screen in live time hence acheiving a mirror like effect.

Until and unless a user approaches the sink and uses the tap, the screen will remain a mirror. However when the tap is used the visuals on the screen will change. A informative presentation will appear to inform the user on water wastage. In brief the information will include :
- Facts on water consumption via a regular tap. ( How many litres of water flows out of a tap a minute)
- The accumulative figure of wastage when several taps are left open and running when not in use.
- Effects of water wastage.

Aims & Objectives :
- To inform the public on the effects of water wastage.
- To curb the ill habit of wasting water that is present in almost everybody.
- To motivate people to make a change in the world in demonstrating how accumulatively everyone’s contribution, however small affects the world in whole.

Motivation : To create new exciting and effective methods of informing the public as opposed to the boring, traditional fliers and pamphlets. Also to change people’s approach to water wastage.