the SURFACE (overview)

Produced by a team of students from SFU, "Bottled Media" is a diverse exploration of alienation and its consistent presence in modern society. The project divides into a series of sub-themes that are illustrated through a chain of small projects -- each project portrays a unique perspective. The sub-projects may be in the form of video documentaries, animations, graphic posters, film and interactive games.

The inspiration for "Bottled Media" stems from the idea of a message-in-a-bottle. More specifically, one might see this concept as a metaphor for desired contact or societal integration. Since the metaphor is most poetic, and best experienced, in a physical form, we will have a physical pool consisting of messages in bottles. These messages will hold a code that links to a corresponding project. Audiences can input such codes into the web-based environment and view the respective project.