FIELD:

Playful|Interactive|Storytelling|Installation

CLIENT:

Personal Project

TEAM:

Han Bao

YEAR:

2025

DIMENSION:

15cm * 8cm * 25cm

Puppet Automaton

about.

Puppet automaton explores the choreography of control and delicacy. Through a custom cam mechanism, wooden fingers articulate subtle gestures that tug strings attached to a puppet, animating it into a rhythmic dance. The piece investigates the invisible systems behind motion, agency, and performance.

story.

Inspired by Pinocchio. But there isn’t a specific story about the automaton.

When people talk about puppets, everyone imagines something different — control, guidance, freedom, dance, or emotion.

This story is shaped by how you feel about this automaton.

detail.

Designing across disciplines
— digital, spatial, playful, and strategic.

hb2905@nyu.edu

All rights reserved

Han Bao ©2025

Designing across disciplines
— digital, spatial, playful, and strategic.

hb2905@nyu.edu

All rights reserved

Han Bao ©2025

Designing across disciplines
digital, spatial, playful, and strategic.

hb2905@nyu.edu

All rights reserved, Han Bao ©2025