# Project Description Ball of the Truth Jianing Cheng Summary Final work College Camberwell College of Arts Course MA Fine Art: Computational Arts Graduation year 2024 "Ball of Truth" is a multi-sensory art installation that combines interactive technology and physical principles, exploring the subtle relationship between political power and personal belief. By constructing an environment full of tension through wind force, audio, and visual interaction, the work invites the audience to reflect on power, freedom, and belief in contemporary society. The entire installation's design emphasizes the tension between individual belief and political power, presenting an unstable equilibrium. The base of the work is made of black metal, and its sharp folded structure represents the hardness and unyielding nature of power. In stark contrast is the lightness and fragility of the balloon, symbolizing the helplessness of individual belief in the face of strong political forces. This contrast not only visually strengthens the theme of the work but also makes the audience feel a potential sense of danger, as if the balloon could be destroyed at any moment. The work's interaction relies on OpenCV's visual recognition technology. When the audience enters the exhibition space, the system recognizes the audience's presence and simultaneously increases the wind force and raises the volume, creating an immersive multi-sensory experience. As the wind force increases, the balloon is blown higher into the air, and its floating state becomes unstable, symbolizing belief wavering under strong power intervention. The volume synchronously rises, playing audio clips from the 2024 British Prime Ministerial election debate, conveying how political discourse strives to win public support. The intense rhetoric in the debate, combined with the intensified wind force, creates a tense and inciting atmosphere, making the audience feel an invisible pressure, as if they are the target of power's struggle. This implies how political propaganda tries to incite the public through rhetoric, influencing their beliefs and decisions, further conveying the metaphor in the work about power control and individual freedom. Full artist's research Final work Share this project "Ball of Truth" is a multi-sensory art installation that combines interactive technology and physical principles, exploring the subtle relationship between political power and personal belief. By constructing an environment full of tension through wind force, audio, and visual... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Digital Experiences Identity Politics Realities Social Justice