After the Turn

After the Turn

Selina Liang

Thesis Faculty:

Harpreet Sareen, Namreta Kumar, Kurt Bieg, Louisa Campbell

An interactive installation that uses familiar controls to question how habitual actions shape perception, expectation, and our relationship with everyday systems.

After the Turn is an interactive installation that explores how familiar controls shape the way people act, expect, and understand everyday systems. Through buttons, switches, knobs, and screen-based feedback, the project creates moments where common gestures lead to unexpected results. These small mismatches invite viewers to pause and notice the habits built into ordinary interactions.

The project is interested in the gap between automatic action and conscious perception. By interrupting familiar cause-and-effect relationships, it asks how much of daily life is guided by learned behavior, repeated gestures, and invisible systems of expectation.

Selina Liang

MFA design & technology
Hi, I’m Selina Liang, a multidisciplinary designer working across visual identity, UI/UX, speculative design, and interactive experiences. My practice is rooted in everyday observation, human behavior, and the role design plays in shaping how people communicate and perceive the world around them.
I’m drawn to work that balances clarity and emotion, creating experiences that feel thoughtful, accessible, and quietly reflective.