Materialities Research Group, SUSTech

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Academic Project

Future Archeology

Future Archeology

Future Archeology

Submitted to the DIS 2025 —— Design Methods and Processes.

Project Context

Project Context

This project uses AI and virtual spaces to rebuild cultural memories, focusing on Shenzhen's Hakka community, aiming to create a dynamic platform for preserving and sharing cultural heritage

This project uses AI and virtual spaces to rebuild cultural memories, focusing on Shenzhen's Hakka community, aiming to create a dynamic platform for preserving and sharing cultural heritage

Output

Output

Fieldwork materials, Digital Archive, Virtual Spaces, AI Regenerated Materials, 3D Modeling, Cultural Heritage

Oct.2024——Feb. 2025

Shenzhen, Beijing

Fieldwork & Data Collection: City as Future Archaeology Site

The project involved three field trips. The first aimed to collect fragmented materials like moss-covered tiles and broken ceramics, emphasizing textures and fragments to spark discussion on their unnoticed qualities. These materials were 3D scanned, creating a digital collection of Hakka cultural remains. During the second trip, semi-structured interviews were con- ducted with Hakkas across different generations (6 in total).

Building the Virtual Space and Preliminary Web Prototype

Regenerated Materialities and Text Graphics

Reassembled Virtual Space —— Prototype of the interactive web page

Special Thanks to :

Prof. Enza and Yujing, Yaohan for

guiding and initiating Future Archaeology.

Yujie for the frontend of the online archive,

and Hongjie for the backend development.

Ruoting (Linda) Sun © 2024

Ruoting (Linda) Sun © 2024

Ruoting (Linda) Sun © 2024

Ruoting (Linda) Sun © 2024