Exploring the Tate Modern exhibition, I found the installations to be immersive; using colours or absence of colours with the contrast of neon hues and the dark to accent the lights, as well as suspending the lights. Yayoi Kusama uses different types of materiality such as having water below the path, reflecting the lights and providing a zen feeling with a connection to nature.
“Forget yourself. Become one with eternity. Become one with your environment.”
Yayoi Kusama
I would like to incorporate this materiality into my project to aid the immersive experience, such that, to use the hydroponic system integrated within the structure and allowing the growth of food to surround my spice pods, so the user can visually connect with the food ingredients and see/feel the texture of the plants.
The use of vibrant colours dotted around the space is also an element to consider for my project. To signify areas of functions in my space, and for the user to make a visual connection to their experience with accented colours.
There was a sense of unity in her installations, as though we were one with the environment. This is the true intention of immersiveness I would like to achieve with my project.