Ong Ying Ying

Digital Echo

Ong Ying Ying | Mentor: Sam Conrad Joyce

Inujima is a small island within the Seto Inland Sea where communities still practise their natural, humane and resilient way of living. Their way of living struck me as the most special and important heritage of Inujima. However, this culture is being threatened as there are only 37 elderly living on the island with an average age of 75.

Digital Echo, is a tale of the forgotten island that utilizes robots to capture individual’s way of life as artifacts. Transformation of the village into museum will happen through stages and strategy with varied scales are being applied to share the villager’s way of life in the most authentic way possible.