Immeasurable Ranges

Immeasurable Range

Immeasurable Range

Pandemic contactless is not only physical, but also personal. With the rapid changing of uncertainty, we are stuck in between the physical concern of safety and the desire of social activities with unspeakable anxiety and insecurity. Our tools and systems, notably the measurements as the foundation of human creation, are designed to quantify and unify the reality statically. It's not only limited in responding to the uncertainty responsively, but also being rigid in allowing imagination and feeling. A measuring system with an adoptive range is needed, especially including the variable range of humanity. By stretching the law of physics, this project demonstrates an elastic frame of being inclusive of our feelings and subjectivity. You can find four tools in this project, a rubber ruler that addresses social distancing and extends as tension rises, and a 3D set square that offers reflective perspectives. There is also a drawing compass with a calligraphic brush at the end that emphasises fluidity, and a flexible bubble level suggesting that relative flatness might be curved. The project is for adults to relearn the rigid understanding of reality and also for teenagers to understand the reason for inventing measurements. It evokes our elastic instincts of seeing the world without any frameworks. By opening up the personal uncanny towards the uncertain reality, an entrance of valuing and exchanging diverse understandings could be possible.

Pandemic contactless is not only physical, but also personal. With the rapid changing of uncertainty, we are stuck in between the physical concern of safety and the desire of social activities with unspeakable anxiety and insecurity. Our tools and systems, notably the measurements as the foundation of human creation, are designed to quantify and unify the reality statically. It's not only limited in responding to the uncertainty responsively, but also being rigid in allowing imagination and feeling. A measuring system with an adoptive range is needed, especially including the variable range of humanity. By stretching the law of physics, this project demonstrates an elastic frame of being inclusive of our feelings and subjectivity. You can find four tools in this project, a rubber ruler that addresses social distancing and extends as tension rises, and a 3D set square that offers reflective perspectives. There is also a drawing compass with a calligraphic brush at the end that emphasises fluidity, and a flexible bubble level suggesting that relative flatness might be curved. The project is for adults to relearn the rigid understanding of reality and also for teenagers to understand the reason for inventing measurements. It evokes our elastic instincts of seeing the world without any frameworks. By opening up the personal uncanny towards the uncertain reality, an entrance of valuing and exchanging diverse understandings could be possible.

Material: PU rubber, Silicone Rubber, Brass, Animal Hair
Size: 3D Set Square 18cm x 6 cm x 6c, Elastic Ruler: 32cm x 3.5 cm x 0.4 cm, Calligraphy Compass: 18.6 cm x 1.5 cm x 1cm, Curved Level Bubble: 19 cm x 1.2 cm x 1.2 cm

Material: PU rubber, Silicone Rubber, Brass, Animal Hair
Size: 3D Set Square 18cm x 6 cm x 6c, Elastic Ruler: 32cm x 3.5 cm x 0.4 cm, Calligraphy Compass: 18.6 cm x 1.5 cm x 1cm, Curved Level Bubble: 19 cm x 1.2 cm x 1.2 cm

https://boeyw.com/project/immeasurable-range

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Boey (Bo) Wang is a Chinese designer based in the Netherlands. He graduate from Design Academy Eindhoven with a background of graphic novel and digital media art.

His work aims to reframe conventional perceptions of reality. His design methodology encourages changing attitudes as an alternative solution. He believes that design can bring us back to the state where we were connected to the world without the rigid frameworks of thinking. Adopting a storytelling approach to value daily objects, we can reframe our relationship to these essential and overlooked aspects of life. Objects and people can be honest; it would create a culture ready to face unpredictable reality with open eyes and hearts. That’s where his passion and hope in design lay.

Netherlands