This is a story of new era, a narrative of architecture in the future.
(background music: Christophe Beck - Theme from Ant-Man)
HI! I’M YITING, THE MAYOR OF THE INVISIBLE CITY FROM THE FUTURE. I’ M HERE TO INTRODUCE YOU A NEW IMMIGRATION PROGRAM FOR THE FUTURE.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE FUTURE, RESIDENTS IN MELBOURNE PEOPLE CAN’T BREATHE UNDER INTENSE MONITORING. THERE IS A MONITOR EVERY FIVE METERS IN THE STREET TO RECORD YOUR MOVEMENTS. YOUR PHONE IS SECRETLY RECORDING YOUR HOBBIES, YOUR SAVINGS AND YOUR LOCATION. PEOPLE LIVE UNDER INVISIBLE THREATS, AND THEY DESPERATELY NEED A SHELTER TO RESTORE THEIR SENSE OF SECURITY.
SCIENTISTS BEGAN STUDYING HOW TO BLOCK THE INTERNET AND HOW TO MAKE PEOPLE DISAPPEAR. THEY DEVELOPED THE OPTICAL TRAP DISPLAY, CLOAKING DEVICES, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO A HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTION, PROJECTING VOLUMETRIC IMAGES AROUND AN OBJECT.
THEREFORE SOME WELFARE COOPERATION AND PRIESTS DECIDED TO CREATE THE FIRST PRIVACY SHELTER ABOVE THE CHURCH.
THE CHURCH AS USUAL, THE INSTALLATION IS SILENCED AND THE SHADOWS ARE COVERED WITH SUNLIGHT REFLECTING OFF THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL.EVERYTHING SEEMED SO NORMAL, BUT A NEW CHURCH WAS QUIETLY BORN, UNDER AN INVISIBLE SHIELD.
THE DARKNESS CLOSED OFF THE GAZE, THE CHURCHMEN COULD NOT SEE EACH OTHER CLEARLY, AND THE ONLY LIGHT GUIDED THEIR STEPS.
BUT THAT WASN’T ENOUGH, AS MORE MONEY WAS PUT IN, RAISSA FORMED IN BETWEEN BUILDINGS, DODGING ALL THE SAFETY CAMERAS. THE NAME RAISSA IS FROM THE BOOK INVISIBLE CITY BY CALVINO.
IN RAISSA, EVERY HOUSEHOLD HAS A MACHINE THAT SITS IN THE CORNER OF A STAIRCASE. INSTEAD OF DATA TRANSMISSION, MASSAGES IS TRANSMITTED IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY. WHEN YOU RECEIVE A TEXT MESSAGE, THE MACHINE WILL START RUNNING, THE LIGHT WILL BE ON, AND YOUR REPLY WILL BE HANDWRITTEN.
AFTER YOU HAVE SET THE ADDRESS, IT WILL CHOOSE HUMAN OR PIPELINE TRANSPORT BASED ON THE SIZE, TIME AND ADDRESS OF YOUR SETTING.
BAD THINGS HAPPEN. DURING A HUMAN TRANSPORT MISSION, THE CLOAKING DEVICE FALLS AND IS PICKED UP BY TWO YOUNG DRUG DEALERS.
BUT THEY COULDN’T FIGURE IT OUT, SO THEY TEAMED UP WITH SOME SCHOLARS TO BUILD A HIDDEN CITY OF THEIR OWN.
THIS SELF-GROWING CITY IS CALLED OLINDA.
MASSAGE IS TRANSMITTED IN THE SAME WAY, EXCEPT THAT THERE IS AN INVISIBLE TRADING PLACE IN THE STATE LIBRARY, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE BOOKCASE. AS THE BUYER APPROACHES THE ITEM, THE SENSOR LIGHTS UP UNTIL THE ITEM IS REMOVED.
YOU MAY HEAR SOMEONE MOVING ABOVE YOU AS YOU READ, BUT YOU CAN’T SEE IT.
OF COURSE OLINDA AND RAISSA ARE CONNECTED, AND YOU CAN RECEIVE MESSAGES FROM ANOTHER AREA AT HOME.
THIS IS THE STORY OF INVISIBLE CITY. WELLCOME TO JOIN US.
