Give Me a Sign is an immersive, interactive art installation that merges early versions of gestural recognition technology with evocative audiovisual storytelling to create compelling reflections on climate change and human behavior.

Participants interact through gestures that guide the narratives, engaging directly with a thought-provoking exploration of themes including Earth & Water, Life & Growth, Human Ego, Tech, Power, and Caveat. At the heart of the installation is Shunya, a fictitious AI entity who embodies each thematic narrative through a striking combination of dance choreography, motion design, animation, and spoken word poetry. Shunya serves as both narrator and interlocutor, challenging viewers to reconsider their personal responsibility and the broader human impact on the environment. By integrating poetic statements, reflective questions, and engaging visual metaphors, Give Me a Sign transforms interaction into meaningful introspection.

The project's artistic and technological ambition extends beyond storytelling to examine the role of artificial intelligence in augmenting human creativity. Throughout development, AI tools played a crucial role, particularly in the use of motion-capture techniques. Video-based motion capture was utilized to extract animation keyframes, which were then integrated within the Unreal Engine, and eventually further developed on After Effects, showcasing a hybrid workflow blending human performance with AI-driven animation.

Give Me a Sign is both a meditation on urgent global challenges and an exploration of how AI technologies can amplify artistic expression and collaboration. By harnessing the expressive potential of gestural interaction and animation, it redefines contemporary animation art, inviting viewers not merely to observe, but to participate deeply in the dialogue about our shared ecological future.