Stood like a monolith in the middle of the darkened room Is an illuminated desk. Its sur­face is covered by pictures from a video projection framed by a surrounding hollow in which many different kinds of natural stones lie. If one or more of these stones are placed on the surface, the pictures change.
Children have their own ideas about their environment. They like to collect things which are important to them, such as stones. Stones make them think about the secret they encapsulate. As children grow up, the mystery evaporates. However, they retain a child­ hood memory of them.
Although modern man is moving further and further away from nature, people still find themselves bending down to pick up special stones when they are out for a walk. And just like in their childhood days they try to penetrate the various layers to reach the midd­le and uncover the heart of these tears wept by the gods. Hong and Yulius treat The H.E.A.R.T of Stone as a study of stone, considering it to be an illustration both of the influence of nature on human development in art and culture. Following their investiga­ tion they emphasise the imbalance between technological development and the incor­poration of natural orientations. By measuring the weight of natural stones they develop a very sensitive and original interface which offers scope for social perception structures and individual pictorial and sound associations.