WONDERLAND
"Creating Wonderland in Your Heart"
This visual experience was created for people who faced restrictions and suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was designed to bring happiness to a wide range of people by creating a "wonderland" in their hearts.
CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION
3D MODELING
The island has many rides and attractions that thrill us. In the center of the piece is a Ferris wheel, where each space is an individual speaker that plays different sounds loudly. Every person have an unique experience that only they have experienced, which I wanted to listen to and share in the form if music. These music all express specific precious memories with different sensibilities, personalities, backgrounds.
In addition, this is a world where animals, such as jellyfish, are swimming in the sky. In front of the Ferris wheel, there is a time-machine (looks like a balloon dog) which people can use to move between space and time. As kids, we all share the memory of wanting balloons that were sold at a theme park. I wanted adults to recollect that melancholy feeling, so I created my time machine in this form.
There is a Japanese shrine on the left side of the island. I was trying to make this world more meaningful to me as well, so I decided to build famous Japanese shrine called 四重の塔 (four-storied pagota) inspired by my 15 years of growing up in Japan. I also create rotating signage for this island in the entrance.
