Consolation
_The metaverse charnel houseIndividual project, 2021
A virtual charnel house to explore the memory of the deceased.
Material : Rhino 3D, Illustrator, Photoshop
Type : Spatial design
On holidays like Lunar New Year’s Day or Korean Thanksgiving Day, families visit ancestral cemetery to honor the deceased. The way people honor the deceased is manifested by taking care of the space such as mowing uncared grass around the grave and dusting the ossuary. ‘Consolation— The Meta verse charnel house’ creates a virtual space for honoring where users can transform the space upon the flow of time and honor the deceased.
A link to enter the space is sent to registered acquaintances
Users can express their feelings for the deceased by providing an experience of caring for and managing the space through interaction with the balls encountered while walking on the road. In addition, balls appearing at regular intervals soothe the grief of losing the deceased and help them gradually return to their daily lives.
While walking along the path, one can see a floating ball that contains information about the deceased. Once the ball is opened to show the information, it subsides into the floor. The ball sinks to the bottom resurfaces after some time. The mindfulness toward honoring a deceased is reflected upon organizing the space by letting disorderedly floating ball sink to the bottom after reading the information.