Client
DMJX - School project
Type
Interactive storytelling installation
Date & Duration
March 2026, 1 week
Tools
TouchDesigner
MadMapper
Adobe Photoshop
Link
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Description
An interactive installation inspired by H.C. Andersen’s The Snow Queen, translating the emotional atmosphere of the fairytale into projection mapping, motion-triggered visuals and immersive spatial design.
The installation reinterprets The Snow Queen through emotions rather than narrative. Instead of retelling the fairytale directly, the project transforms coldness, isolation and emotional paralysis into an immersive sensory space.
Projection mapping and motion-triggered interaction were used to surround the visitor with fragmented visuals inspired by frozen mirrors, dream states and emotional chaos.
Breaking down The Snow Queen into emotions, environments, symbols and sensory elements rather than narrative structure.
Collecting references around ice, translucency, frozen spaces and dreamlike environments to define the visual atmosphere.
Testing how lace curtains, translucent materials and reflective surfaces could transform the space into an immersive environment.
Building the physical installation using translucent plastic, lace curtains and a handmade “ice mirror”.
Projection mapping a beating heart onto the mirror, referencing Kaj’s frozen heart from the fairytale.
Testing the interactive installation and how projections changes around the visitor’s body.
Spending hours in touchdesinger making videos inspired by emotions, memories and dream sequences
The final installation