Experimental
2024.7

Navigating Imagination, Perception, and Reality, Through Design

Open Dooor

This project explores how memory is shaped by the interplay of imagination, perception, and reality—each represented by a symbolic door.

Inspired by The Great Buddha+ and architectural theories of open-ended design, three model fragments visualize different mental states:

Imagination as a bent, rotating structure full of creative potential,
Perception as layered reflections through mirrored acrylic,
Reality as interlocking doors that move independently.

Each piece avoids glue, using joinery to reflect memory’s fragility and constant reassembly.
Open Dooor invites us to see design as a space of introspection, where thresholds embody our shifting inner worlds.

The ‘Door’ of Perception
A mirrored acrylic structure that reveals perception as layered, reflective, and deeply introspective.

The ‘Dooor‘ of Reality
Designed as a large rectangular door, it includes two smaller doors that can rotate independently without interfering with each other.

This reflects the complexity of the real world, where each door’s independent movement symbolizes societal and personal forces—distinct yet deeply interconnected.

Openning the ‘Dooor’

A layered base where imagination, perception, and reality converge, symbolizing memory as a dynamic interplay of movement, depth, and dimension.

Frame 1: Entrance - 'The Door of Reality'
"At the threshold of reality, where every journey begins"

Frame 2: The Path of Contrast - 'Interplay of Light and Shadow'
"Along the path light and shadow battle revealing the complex layers of perception"

Frame 3: The Intersection - 'Convergence of Realms'
“The Collision of Reality, Imagination, and Perception”

Frame 4: Reflection - 'Mirror of the Soul'
"In Reflection, Truth and Illusion Intertwine."

Frame 5: Horizon - 'Beyond Perception'
"Beyond the Doors, the Horizon Extends; Exploring Infinite Possibilities.