All life ceases to exist one day; thus, it is important to create… to maintain a memory deep within the mind. Dispersion is an immersive interactive installation that uses four of the five human senses - hearing, sight, smell, and touch all within a moment to create a spectacle on the screen. By blending physical objects with digital elements through the use of energy produced in living objects, the project creates a captivating sensory experience that bridges the gap between the tangible and digital worlds. Dispersion represents my constant chase of maintaining the balance of the real and digital world. I spend a lot of my time through the use of technology, but I still yearn for the ability to reach out to the world around me. Social connections, face to face and the interactive surrounding environment through nature seems to always be missing from everyday life. As I try to search for connection through the human senses, sound has been the most important factor in connecting with the world around me. Each flower in this project represents not only an emotion, but a journey up until this very moment. The feelings manifested through every living being serves as a purpose to gravitate towards a mutual object in hopes of life. I am fascinated by the homologous nature of living things to constantly attune to the world around them. As I search for this connection through this project, I hope that I can connect the digital world along with it. Technology, through its use of energy can also do the same. I believe that it yearns to be connected to the real world too.
Based in the Bay Area. Danny Dao is a digital media artist who has a creative approach to the technical and artistic aspects of crafting visuals and imagery. His work spans from generative art to audiovisual effects and projection mapping. Originally a choreography dancer since 2014, Danny’s passion for music has blended his musicality with innovative visuals venturing through time and space. With a good eye for immersive and interactive environments, his art bridges the gap between the common issues found in everyday life and the path to those solutions by incorporating reality, dreams, and the impossible with the use of technology.
While attending San Jose State University, Danny served as vice president of the CADRE Student Organization to provide opportunities for creative exploration, learning and collaboration among Digital Media Art artists and enthusiasts. He has exhibited his work at Maker Faire Bay Area and Subzero Festival in Downtown San Jose.
