AURA CAVE 1.0 | IMMERSIVE LIGHTING
Type Immersive Lighting Team Daoxin Chen (WanderLens Lab), Zihao Zhang (WanderLens Lab), Yilun Zhan (Independent Artist) Time December 2024 - January 2025
AURA CAVE is an immersive lighting installation that blends intangible heritage with multisensory experience design. Inspired by the Five Elements in Chinese philosophy—namely Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—the installation features five distinct lighting experiences, with a unique form of interaction. Visitors are invited to sit in a tent-like structure and use interactive tools to manipulate the projected lighting.
It offers a peaceful retreat from the noise and pace of urban life, inviting visitors into a space for healing and reflection. Through the fusion of projected lighting and ambient natural soundscape, the installation creates a meditative environment—a space to recharge, reconnect with inner calm through a multisensory journey.
Video of the Installation and User Experience
STORYTELLING
AURA CAVE is an immersive lighting installation that blends intangible heritage with multisensory experience design. Inspired by the Five Elements in Chinese philosophy—namely Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—the installation features five distinct lighting experiences, with a unique form of interaction. Visitors are invited to sit in a tent-like structure and use interactive tools to manipulate the projected lighting.
It offers a peaceful retreat from the noise and pace of urban life, inviting visitors into a space for healing and reflection. Through the fusion of projected lighting and ambient natural soundscape, the installation creates a meditative environment—a space to recharge, reconnect with inner calm through a multisensory journey.
The Scatch of the Design (Zihao Zhang)
LIGHTING DESIGN
AURA CAVE is an immersive lighting installation that blends intangible heritage with multisensory experience design. Inspired by the Five Elements in Chinese philosophy—namely Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—the installation features five distinct lighting experiences, with a unique form of interaction. Visitors are invited to sit in a tent-like structure and use interactive tools to manipulate the projected lighting.
The Lighitng Design (Yilun Zhan)
USER EXPERIENCE
The Poster
AURA CAVE 2.0 | IMMERSIVE LIGHTING
Type Immersive Lighting Team Daoxin Chen (WanderLens Lab), Zihao Zhang (WanderLens Lab), Yilun Zhan (Independent Artist) Time , Feburary 2025 -March 2025
Similar to the inspiration of AURA CAVE, TAO CAVE is an immersive lighting installation that blends intangible heritage with multisensory experience design. Inspired by the Five Elements in Chinese philosophy—namely Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—the installation features five distinct lighting experiences, with a unique form of interaction. Visitors are invited to sit in a tent-like structure and use interactive tools to manipulate the projected lighting.
It offers a peaceful retreat from the noise and pace of urban life, inviting visitors into a space for healing and reflection. Through the fusion of projected lighting and ambient natural soundscape, the installation creates a meditative environment—a space to recharge, reconnect with inner calm through a multisensory journey.
STORYTELLING
AURA CAVE is an immersive lighting installation that blends intangible heritage with multisensory experience design. Inspired by the Five Elements in Chinese philosophy—namely Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—the installation features five distinct lighting experiences, with a unique form of interaction. Visitors are invited to sit in a tent-like structure and use interactive tools to manipulate the projected lighting.
It offers a peaceful retreat from the noise and pace of urban life, inviting visitors into a space for healing and reflection. Through the fusion of projected lighting and ambient natural soundscape, the installation creates a meditative environment—a space to recharge, reconnect with inner calm through a multisensory journey.
LIGHTING DESIGN
AURA CAVE is an immersive lighting installation that blends intangible heritage with multisensory experience design. Inspired by the Five Elements in Chinese philosophy—namely Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—the installation features five distinct lighting experiences, with a unique form of interaction. Visitors are invited to sit in a tent-like structure and use interactive tools to manipulate the projected lighting.
The Metal Lighting (Yilun Zhan)
The Wood Lighting (Yilun Zhan)
The Water Lighting (Yilun Zhan)
The Fire Lighting (Yilun Zhan)
USER EXPERIENCE
RELATED ACHIEVEMENT
[1] MIT Reality Hack Art Grant, January 2025.
[2] Harvard XR 2025 Augmented Self Creative Tarck Nomination, April 2025
ROLES
Daoxin Chen (WanderLens Lab): Ideation, Storytelling, User Experience Design
Zihao Zhang (WanderLens Lab): Ideation, Fabrication
Yilun Zhan (WanderLens Lab): Ideation, Lighting Design