The Banana
2024
Interactive website, installation
iPad, projector, hook, wire, banana
Dimensions variable
Inspired by the double-slit experiment, this work explores whether individual observation influences reality. It suggests that our unique perspectives shape how we perceive the ripening of fruit. People's judgment regarding the expiration of bananas varies based on their experiences and emotions, this reflects that time is not absolute, but depends on people's subjective experience and state. The interplay of projection timing and audience choice continually reshapes the meaning of time.
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Website interface
Installation view, photos by Zijie Zou