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For my light art project, I want to do a piece based on the mid-autumn moon festival. This is an Asian holiday that celebrates the full moon in the fall and is the second most celebrated holiday in Vietnam. The moon festival is a holiday I really enjoy and find integral to my culture. Additionally, I think the timing works out very well because this year, it falls on October 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The moon festival is celebrated as Children\u2019s Day in Vietnam so it is very fun and oriented towards children with bright decorations. One integral part to the festival are lanterns. These lanterns vary greatly in terms of shapes and size, but for the most part, they are paper lanterns and are lit by a candle. More modern versions have switched to using LED lights instead for ease and fire safety. Different lanterns pay homage to the different stories and traditions regarding the holiday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have 2 themes that I want my light art to follow. First, I want it to pay homage to Children\u2019s Day and be very interactive, playful, and colorful. Some ways that this can be achieved is through shadow lantern art, and having the lanterns change colors or play music when touched. The second theme is storytelling; I want the piece to be very culturally connected and tell a story about an aspect of Vietnamese culture. Some methods include arrangement of the lanterns and using traditional fabrication methods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first concept I have is a 3D collage of lanterns. This piece would focus on tradition and feature a variety of lanterns. With this concept, it would be nice if the lanterns could change colors or play sounds when each individual lantern is touched. I would explore different ways to make each lantern and try to fabricate each lantern as culturally and historically accurate as possible (ex: using bamboo, silk, cellophane). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second concept is based on Vietnamese folklore of a man who is trapped on the moon with his banyan tree. Every year during the moon festival, children light up lanterns so that they can show him the way back to earth. With this concept, there would be a series of lanterns that form a path to a moon lantern. These paths would cycle through a light sequence to simulate the man walking back down to earth. The moon lantern would be interactive and have a display that tells a story either through LED display or shadow art. The display would show various images like the man on the moon with his tree, and a mooncake design which is a dessert that is very popular for the holiday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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