Thesis (Part I)
Research and Making
How Album Artwork and Streaming Metrics Shape Listening Rituals, Value, and Cultural Meaning in the Post-Physical Era?
As music becomes increasingly consumed through streaming platforms, album artwork and algorithmic metrics have shifted from objects of deep engagement to screens of passive consumption. This project argues that the dematerialization of music has displaced listening rituals, weakened personal attachment, and redefined cultural value — and proposes a new hybrid model of physical–digital design to restore intentional, meaningful listening experiences.
INSTALLATION: “A SLOW LISTENING ROOM”
This space responds to what we’ve lost in contemporary music culture: physicality, listening rituals, and sustained attention.
As streaming encourages passive, background listening and viral-driven consumption, this space offers a pause. Visitors enter alone and choose from three vinyl records—personal favorites from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, eras before artists were pressured to optimize music for metrics or virality.
By handling album artwork, selecting a record, and listening without distraction, the installation invites slow, intentional listening. It reframes music not as content to scroll past, but as an embodied experience that asks for time, presence, and care.
The installation asks: What changes when we give music our full attention?
“DOMES: ARCHITECTURES OF LISTENING”
Thesis (Part II)
Book Development, Design, and Production
THESIS BOOK: “THE ACT OF LISTENING: A CALL FOR PHYSICALITY IN MUSIC”
This book rethinks how we listen to music today. As music has become instantly accessible through streaming, listening has shifted into a passive, background activity, weakening our sense of connection and intention. In response, this project proposes a return to a more focused and meaningful listening experience by reintroducing physicality and ritual.
Designed as a hybrid between a book and an album, it moves from personal memory to historical context, cultural diagnosis, and finally a design proposal. It includes music, artist insights, and a dedicated space for listeners to reflect on what they hear.
By slowing the process down and encouraging active engagement, the book invites people to experience music not just as sound, but as something to spend time with, think about, and connect to more deeply.