Muse Conceptual Exhibtion

This audio description presents a large rectangular poster mounted on a grey stone wall, photographed in an urban setting. Scanning from the overall composition, the poster dominates the center-left portion of the image, its surface a warm, clean white like fresh paper or newly fallen snow. Beginning at the top of the poster, black text announces dates "JUN 9 - AUG 19" in a precise, geometric sans-serif typeface, accompanied by operating hours and venue information. The year "2020" appears vertically along the right edge. Moving to the central zone, four black letters spelling "MUSE" scatter across the white field in an unconventional arrangement—the M sits upper left like a crown or mountain peaks, the U floats to its right resembling an open vessel, the S descends diagonally as if tumbling through space, and the E anchors the lower right quadrant, its horizontal bars suggesting stability. The effect resembles letters caught mid-movement, frozen in an elegant dispersal pattern. Toward the lower left, extremely pale grey shapes emerge almost invisibly against the white: a large circle suggesting perhaps a plate, lens, or moon, and vertical rectangular bars reminiscent of piano keys or columns, their presence so subtle they seem to hover at the edge of perception. The lower portion contains smaller text including the philosophical statement "Perception is ineffable. We know more than we can say." accompanied by institutional logos and contact information. The surrounding environment features grey stone blocks with horizontal coursing lines creating a cool, textured backdrop like weathered limestone. To the right, large glass windows reflect pale golden afternoon light, suggesting warmth beyond the cool grey exterior. At the bottom right corner, a bicycle rests against a black pole—its frame a cool steel blue, its handlebars wrapped in cheerful yellow-gold grips that provide the only saturated color accent. The overall atmosphere feels quiet, intellectual, and contemplative, like a peaceful urban moment captured in soft diffused daylight.

Muse is an experimental design project studying the musical perception of the human through three installation experiences which provide different ways to experience music. The first is purely sensational using thermo-active material, and the second display the decoded perception of musical spatiality. The last is a translation between music notation and visual forms. People are encouraged to interact with the installations and explore the music visually with their own perception. The main message is that designers should be aware of how perception affects them in practice.