Zhanchao Pan

BUBBLED... BUBBLING is a dynamic installation that combines interaction, and the final outcome is presented as a video. I take myself as the inspiration to relieve the troubles faced in adulthood by playing a childhood game, blowing bubbles, and to think about why playing childhood games again can relieve the pressures in adulthood.

The installation in the project consists of a disassembled and refitted tape drive, fans and music box movement parts, which are memories of most contemporary Chinese people from childhood. After turning the spring, the bubble wand made of iron wire turns accordingly. When one bubble after another is blown out, it disappears without a trace, just like the animation on the screen in the device. It seems to imply that pressure will eventually disperse and life will only move forward like clockwork.