zx1900@nyu.edu
xuanzhongao.com
Mocap for Archive
WEEK 1
Initial Topic Research:
I want to explore and illustrate the invisble details and negative space of tradtional humble gestures, such as handshake, bowing, and noding.
- What role does movement play in your own life or communities that you are part of?
- Movement reflects who I am and what I have been through. I traveled between my home country China and the US for the past ten years, and all the meaningful gestures I have done communicate not only where I am right now but also what I am away from.
- What movement, practice, tradition, ritual, or performance resonates with you and why?
- Every bow, every handshake, and every friendly smile represent the hospitality culture of my hometown. I am raised to be respectful to people just as they will be my dearest friend and mentor. They become the invisible bridge connecting me and others.
- What are the historical and cultural contexts of your chosen movement?
- The humble gestures of my culture can be traced back to Confucius. His ideology profoundly influenced every generation of Chinese people.
- How might this practice be expressed through motion capture?
- Through motion capture and virtual character development, I want to capture the negative space and the movement of some traditional gesture, just like considering the blank space to compensate for the main subject in painting and sculpture.