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Dwellville, a village of emotional dwellings, is a series of visual forms accommodating intangible memories.

To dwell means to live or to think. And specifically with this project, to stay with our recollections. These physical, touchable forms invite attention, connections, and interactions with our memories.

The installation integrates real stories, graphics, and 3D shapes to show a process of visual interpretation. The project proposes a new mode of retrospection by exploring how to express our emotions graphically and spatially.

Dwellville—A Village of Emotional Dwellings

Xinran Zhou

The thesis installation is five columns of emotional memories each consisting of a story, a floor plan, and a 3D-printed emotive form.

An audience interact with the dwelling of longing

An audience interact with the dwelling of joy

Thesis Exhibition

Dwelling of Despair

Dwelling of Joy

Dwelling of Confusion

Dwelling of Longing

Dwelling of Unrest

Thesis Exhibition

Thesis critique with Silas Munro

Dwell with Memories

Dwell with Memories

Infographic Poster–Despair

Infographic Poster Joy

Infographic Poster–Confusion

Infographic Poster–Longing

Infographic Poster–Unrest

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