Dot Dot Dots

This web app is a digital rendition of Yayoi Kusama's dot-covered Obliteration Room for people interested in collaborative creation and art.

Here is an excerpt from an article about Yayoi's installation:

The art museum original is built as a traditional, prefabricated american suburban house with white interiors, containing familiar household objects such as a kitchen counter, couch, and teapot, all painted white.

As visitors enter, they are handed a set of stickers, each a different brightly colored dot of a varying size. Visitors are asked to leave their mark wherever they choose, placing the circle stickers anywhere they like. The space gradually transforms as a result of the interaction and the mass accumulation of the dots ultimately changes the white interior into an unrecognizable blur of colors.

Design Boom article

What problem does this solve?

Not everyone can travel somewhere to see an exhibition. A digital rendition changes the experience, but it is more accessible and furthers the concept and ability to participate.

How to Start the App

• git clone https://github.com/interdigitize/dotdotdots.git

• cd dotdotdots

• In a terminal tab, start MongoDB mongod

• In another terminal tab, start the server yarn start or yarn start dev if you would like to run it with nodemon.

• Visit localhost:5000 in your browser.

NOTE: If you edit anything in the react-ui folder, remember to rebuild. yarn build