象与象语 — wurunxi

吴润曦
Wu Runxi

Hi, I'm Runxi—a creative researcher passionate about design and technology.
I received my bachelor's degree (2022) in Art and Technology from the School of Innovation Design at China Academy of Art, where I was honored as a provincial and university-level outstanding graduate. I then pursued a master's degree (2025) in Art-Empowered Innovation and Technology (Intelligence and Ecology track) through the university's recommendation system. I conducted research internships at Tongji University's School of Design and Innovation in the Intelligent Big Data Visualization Lab, and later worked as a Visual Design Engineer at iFlytek.

My current goal is to become a human-computer interaction researcher. My research interests include well-being-centered interactions, future empathy design, sustainable human-computer interaction, and data narrative experiences. I explore how design can transform definitions, create compelling user experiences, and foster creative learning and sustainable development.

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Elephant Says

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象与象语 Elephant Says

 思辨设计 Critical Design
 语境“物” Contextual “Object”
 体验设计 Experience Design

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“在时间之初，天空充斥着飞行的大象，夜晚的星辰是它们熟睡不眨的眼睛。”
《象与象语》始于这一古老而浪漫的宇宙观，对人类将自身视为宇宙中唯一高等物种的孤立状态提出根本性质疑。在人类已逐渐失去与自然界共鸣的当下，大象事务所致力于重新发现我们曾与其他物种共享的“共同语言”和“诗意感”。
项目以未来津巴布韦的生态伦理困境为思辨语境，聚焦于打破人与象之间的情感隔阂。我们以大象所传达的次声波生理效应为核心，设计了一套由“扩音面具”和“大象之耳”组成的“第三器官”增强系统。尝试赋予人类直接感知大象情绪信号的能力，将情感交流从理性的判断，转化为呼吸般的自然共鸣。旨在唤醒我们体内与动物亲戚平衡生活的“古老记忆”，营造人与动物互相信任的氛围，使体验者不再是“认为大象”，而真正去“感受大象”。

At the dawn of time, the skies teemed with flying elephants, and the stars of night were their unblinking, slumbering eyes.
Elephant Says project begins with this ancient and romantic cosmology, fundamentally questioning humanity's self-perception as the universe's sole superior species. As humans gradually lose resonance with nature, Elephant Affairs is dedicated to rediscovering the “shared language” and “poetic sensibility” we once held with other species.
Taking Zimbabwe's future ecological-ethical dilemmas as its speculative context, the project focuses on breaking down the emotional barriers between humans and elephants. Centered on the physiological effects of infrasound transmitted by elephants, we designed a “third organ” augmentation system comprising an “amplifying mask” and “elephant ears.” This endeavors to grant humans the capacity to directly perceive elephants' emotional signals, transforming emotional exchange from rational judgment into a natural resonance as effortless as breathing. It aims to awaken the “ancient memory” within us of coexisting harmoniously with our animal kin, fostering an atmosphere of mutual trust between humans and animals. Thus, participants no longer merely “think about elephants,” but truly “feel elephants.”