Photo Juxtaposition

The color Separation

We juxtaposed a historical photo with the current landscape in the same direction. We did CMYK color separation for historical photos in photoshop, and printed them in four pieces of transparent film paper. Then we stuck each of them onto four transparent glasses and inserted them into different layers of the viewfinder. We attached the left and right arrows to each piece of glasses to encourage more touching and moving. Through removing and sliding the glasses, the visitors would get a different view of the historic image, and the way it interacts with the current scene.

Other Modifications

We used a tripod stand to replace the cardboard base to increase the stability. And added footprints to encourage people to stop and take a look.

Ways of Interactions

• Looking
• Phototaking
• Touching and Playing with the filters
• Talking

Video Documentation

Statistics on the user demographics

• The age range is mostly young to middle-age
• Males are more willing to touch the filter than females
• People who walk alone are more likely to interact
• People comes together in 2 or 3 would discuss and stay longer

Reflection & Future Improvements

• It’s not easy to get people to touch things in a public area.
• The form of the project made people wonder if it’s a camera (possible future iteration; maybe a low resolution camera )
• The height of the tripod is not very kid friendly.
• Place the glasses onto the table and let viewers themselves place them onto the viewfinders could be interesting.