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Nachklang
UX/UI
Role
User Experience Design,
User Interface Design,
Sound Design
Year
2020
Client
DHBW Ravensburg,
Foundation Memorial
to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Challenge
In 2005 a place of remembrance for about 6 million murdered Jews was build in the city center of Berlin. Observing visitors behavior at the Monument it becomes clear that young people in particular do not understand the significance of the memorial. Young people are missing a personal connection to the Holocaust. For this reason we are re-staging personal stories of witnesses’ to enable an emotional experience at the Berlin Holocaust Memorial.
Approach
Young
people
are
missing
a
personal
connection
to
the
Holocaust.
For
this
reason
we
are
re-staging
personal
stories
of
witnesses
to
enable
an
emotional
experience
at
the
Berlin
Holocaust
Memorial.
The app allows us to find out more about different sounds we experienced during the visit. We can also find out more about each witness and their fates.
All we need is a smartphone and headphones to enable an individual emotional experience.
In our concept we wanted to consciously include the spatial and visual effect of the monument, for this reason we decided to focus on an audible experience.
The students digitally augmented the memorial (…) and reinforced the already existing impact of the memorial. In short: great work that is setting an important example in today's world.
The projects „convinced the jury as a concept that could be easily implemented to make history come alive. Nachklang is a unique sound concept that addresses people especially the young ones in an impressive and very captivating way.“
Outcome
With real stories as a walk-in sound installation we create a more modern form of remembrance. We enable visitors to explore different phases in the life of persecuted Jews. Moving through the memorial, the position of visitors is determined by their phones GPS data. Based on this data, different sounds are being played through headphone which creates an immersive 3D soundscape. With every step we take, the sound is changing and new events within the story are being triggered.
