It all started from observing my niece calling the act of burying the sand models he made ‘Planting’.
On the sand, you will see wavering patterns of the sea surface. There are 3 -4 sand molding toys beside the sandbox you can play with. If you cast out the sand model and bury it, you can see the organic structure spreading out from the spot buried.
I still believe that the world does not have enough warmth around. And the interactions through temperatures and textures can be the way of preserving our very humane existence. That is why I insist that the experiences should be shared through tangibility, instead of floating it up in the air.
*This is a project developed from the thesis ‘Developing Tangible User Interface with Sand Material’, advised by Vilja Acté and Matti Niinimäki as a supervisor.