The Light Hidden In Life 藏在生活裏的光
by XIAO Zihan
In the wave of digital living, contemporary youth are facing unprecedented mental health challenges. This project addresses various anxiety caused by fast-paced lifestyles, work pressure, digital addiction, and information overload. It proposes intervention methods through "Five Senses Relaxation" and positive psychology, using picture books and immersive exhibitions to guide and help young people reconnect with themselves and real life.
The core of the project is a picture book titled ‘The Light Hidden in Life’, which covers visual, tactile, olfactory, and auditory elements. It tells simple but often overlooked beautiful things from everyday life, encouraging readers to pay attention to the little things around them and find joy in them. For example, an elderly woman caring for her flowers, postcards from friends during travels, and the sound of a piano from a neighbor's home. The sensory design involves postcards, flowers made from tree powder for touch, blended floral scents, QR codes linking to piano music, and plush textures simulating a duckling, among others.
Based on the picture book design, several related drawing encourage readers to develop from within, building a sense of achievement to counter the dependence on instan gratification.
The extended exhibition design elements of smell, touch, sight, sound, and taste. A scent wall uses fragrance technology to create nine common but often overlooked smells, such as wet grass after rain, childhood, and sunflowers, reminding us to appreciate the beauty and happiness in ordinary days. There will also be an interactive essential oil blending area, plush star toys from the picture book, four different flavors of candy, and piano music played throughout the exhibition to create a relaxation environment.
The best weapon against the anxiety of our times often lies hidden in the overlooked foldsof daily life. When young people rebuild their sensitivity to beautiful small things, the "stars"scattered throughout their everyday experiences will eventually connect to form a galaxy that guides their souls.
在數字化生存的浪潮中,當代青年正經歷著前所未有的心理危機,他們的焦慮情緒需要被關注和引導。本項目針對快節奏生活、工作壓力、數字成癮等壓力源導致的各類焦慮情緒,提出“五感解壓”和積極心理學的干預方式,通過繪本和沈浸式展覽,引導和幫助青年重建與自我和真實生活的聯結。項目的核心是涵蓋視覺、觸覺、嗅覺和聽覺的繪本設計《藏在生活里的光》。通過講述一些生活中簡單但總是被我們忽略的美好的事情,引導讀者試著去關注生活中不起眼的點點滴滴,感受生活的美好。比如繪本中院子里精心照顧花草的老奶奶、旅行中的朋友寄來的明信片、鄰居家傳來的鋼琴聲等等。感官設計在於明信片、製作花朵的觸感、調制花香氣味、以二維碼做鏈接的鋼琴曲、植絨工藝模擬小鴨子觸感等等。
基於繪本的設計延伸出了與繪本相關的幾個小故事,引導讀者嘗試從內在發展,通過持續性微成就感累積對抗即時快感依賴。
延伸設計的展覽包含嗅覺、觸覺、視覺、聽覺和味覺。氣味牆上面用香氛技術製作了9種生活中很常見,但是也經常會被忽略的味道。呼籲我們在平凡的日子里,也要用心去感受身邊的美好和幸福。同時通過精油互動調配區域、繪本里的星星玩偶、四種不同口味的糖果、展覽區域內播放的鋼琴曲,構建完整的解壓環境。
對抗時代焦慮的最佳武器,往往隱匿於被忽略的生活褶皺之中,當年輕人重建對細微美好的感知力時,那些散落在日常里的"星星",終將連綴成指引心靈航向的銀河。