Cotton Run
PMQ, Hong Kong
2015
A kinetic wheel that transforms sweat to sweet
Cotton Run is a kinetic media artwork LAAB did for the PMQ detour in 2015. Connected to a cotton candy machine, the treadmill got activated to produce cotton candy as one ran on it. To create the scene of running in the storm, the exterior of the treadmill was animated with thunder, lightning, and mist to mimic a thunderstorm while the interior screen displayed cotton clouds.
The making of Cotton Run was truly an interdisciplinary collaboration within LAAB: design and fabrication by architects; fogging, structure, and mechanics by engineers; animation by graphic designers; arduino electronic and unity 3D game system by media artists and programmers. With CNC fabrication technology, LAAB customized all parts with high precision and great efficiency. We made a few prototypes before the final version to perfect the mechanics and crafts.
LAAB wishes to deliver a positive message to young people who undergo hardship as they pursue their dreams. By combining running and cotton candy making, we hope that participants would be encouraged that their sweat would eventually turn into something sweet.
Art Installation, Kinetic Design and Fabrication
2015
PMQ, Hong Kong
Detour, PMQ, Hong Kong
Animotion
Otto Ng, Carolyn Tam, CK Wong, Gary Chan, Yazh Yip, Ming Ho, Hon Chan, Happy Yam, Phoebe Ng, Hugo Ma, Lai Ho Ching, Ricci Wong, Chun Hang Yip, Catherine Cheng