Kasmira Mohanty

I am a big science enthusiast—whether the subject is space exploration or making a potato clock. When the opportunity to refurbish the twelve-year-old artwork in the science hallway at my high school presented itself, I was delighted to take on the
 challenge.

Questions to Consider
There are several factors that must be carefully considered when creating an installation that can be enjoyed for many years. I carry a basic set of important questions in my head as a professional artist to use whenever I’m asked to create site-specific artwork. These questions also work perfectly when applied to a client-driven class project:

• What are the client’s needs and desires?
• Who is the audience?
• What is my budget and my timeline?
• How large can the installation be?
• What materials are durable, safe, and appropriate for the installation site?
• What type of lighting can I experiment with or need to deal with at the installation site?
• How do I avoid cliché or obvious design solutions?
• How do I inject my design aesthetic and personality into a project while meeting the client’s expectations?

A close-up of Individual microbes.

Framework and Foundation
I chose my advanced-level digital art students to hammer out the framework for the project. I tasked them with answering the aforementioned questions using the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test. I divided the class into four groups to complete a UX Design Process work packet.

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