Hello Stranger is a Master of Digital Media Design graduation project, an interactive installation consist of physical construction combined with digital content. The concept is to represent the connection between dream and reality in human life. Sanneke Prinss has been exploring theoritically this concept before we decided to cooperate to realize this project. Built from ground up, this project has taught us many things regarding concept, technical, management and process.

The installation consists of 2 physical structure, one is a metallic cylinder where the user is forced to lay down to enter and stare at 8 x 8 lightbulbs formation that lights up different patterns. On the other hand a touch screen video based installation acts as a trigger and showing the reaction of person on the other installation.


A video documentation below, shows and explained how the installation works and interacts with the user.

Before the real installation is built, we created a prototype to better picture how the installation will be, a monitor with touch screen is connected to a mini wood-based circular contrsuction with several LEDs hanging.

The installation used 64 lightbulbs, around 20 meters cable, 18 meters of steel pipe, 4 webcams, a linux server, 2 arduino boards and involved 9 members. Many thanks to the Utrecht School of Arts for all the supports.

Concept, Design, Direction: Sanneke Prins
Lead Development and Prototype: David Hartono
Producer: Cassandra Bron
Electronic Engineer: Januarius Hindartahutama, Rino Sunarto
Engineer: Bart Polle, Pam Groenestein.
Video: Christian Chierego
Supervisor: Henk Fakkeldij