LOVE? Don’t you like it?
The project was designed specifically for the International Festival of Light and Media Nights of Light in Gatchin. The theme of the 2025 Festival is «The Game».
LOVE? Don’t you like it? Hiding with the Unknown
Since childhood, many of us have hoped for a magical chamomile that will help us to learn the most hidden. A flower oracle that can unlock the future and dispel doubts.
Unknownness has always been a difficult experience for a person because it is difficult to prepare for things you do not know. That’s why people were looking for answers from all-seeing symbols — chamomiles, vile maps, magic balls.
This project is about our eternal game of uncertainty, our desire to anticipate the future, and our desire to find comfort. The flower becomes a metaphor for the human need for clarity, an attempt to tame uncertainty and get an answer, even if it’s random.
WHY IS THAT FORUM? And how did the romaschka…
The shape of the object is a graceful flower, not a chamomile, chosen specifically for harmony with the sophisticated architecture of the Gatchin Palace. This design allows for the organicization of an art object into a historical and aesthetic context, highlighting the atmosphere of this unique place.
♪ Find me a answer ♪
The main feature of the art object is that it allows everyone to know the answer to an alarming question, whether «loves or not?», «is it going to happen or not?»
NO / YES / NO SAY
The visitor approaches the flower, asks his question, and at that point the volunteer starts the mechanism, and then the flower lights up in a certain color, giving the answer. So the object becomes an interactive game with unknowns, where everyone can get their «sign» from the flower.
MACKET
TECHNICAL PART
