One of the requirements for submission to our lecturer florian was to write a one page essay about the thought process behind the model.
Our group member Qian Lyn came up with very poetic which I would like to share with everyone.
Elegance. It is defined as grace of style and beauty of movement,
appearance or manners. Grace refers to bodily movement in the nature. We
started to look into human, plants, animals and insects in nature and how they
bring out elements of elegance. For instance, we thought about the thinness of
petals of flowers which is elegant and the circular or spiral pattern of
flowers from top view.
However, we notice that interactions of
things with each other will relate to contacts or connection points. The
contact points may be noticeable or on the contrary. Therefore we want to bring
out the unnoticeable which involves gentle touch. This can be interactions between
human with one another or of human with inanimate objects.
The unnoticeable gentle touch of human
is actually touching in some way, be it physical, mental or emotional. It is
one of the most powerful non-verbal communications. It is a great body language
for greetings, showing sympathy, intimacy and also bonding.
There is always a degree for
everything, same for touching. The forces and strokes of touching will
communicate differently. A soft and gentle touch is elegant and secretive
sometimes. The beauty comes in when it involves two persons not only physically
but also emotionally. It has a magic element in it and the heart will feel it.
Touch always comes together with
tactile feeling. When the object is reached, there’s a meeting point. A gentle
touch will show a light meeting point which may not be seen from different
angle. Only the edges of the surface might be seen. This simple element may
bring out elegance with style.
By,
Group FYe Hanyu
Ian Tay Yuk Hong
Li Ran
He Hanchao
Chin Qian Lyn
