DOOMAIN: se(l)ves
Phased Research-Creation Project, 2026First phase of DOOMAIN, Second chapter of the DOOM series.
DOOMAIN: se(l)ves is the first phased work of DOOMAIN, the second chapter in Cheng Daoyuan’s research-creation series DOOM. Taking this work as an anchor, Cheng will continue to develop and refine the project. In the previous work, DOOME: Null Gods, he transformed the relationship between collective consciousness and virtual deities into an extremal point within a digital dimension, which led him to consider the extremity of points, boundaries, and the possibilities that follow. DOOMAIN: se(l)ves unfolds from this extremal point toward multiple quadrants, exploring the extremities and ambiguity of boundaries within this expansion. Beginning with the philosophical frameworks including phenomenology, Cheng shifts the site of experimentation from the digital to the physical world. Through acoustic, electromagnetic, and mechanical phenomena, he seeks out resonant properties among them and attempts to apply these qualities to the design of the installation, tracing the boundaries of imagery on a real-world scale.
This phase of DOOMAIN: se(l)ves consists of a kinetic sound installation, two extended sound works, a creative process publication, and a presentation video. The installation is built upon a base composed of wood, stainless steel, and aluminum plates, combined with a two-axis linear stage mechanism as its main structure and source of motion, a metal stylus is installed above the moving platform. Through randomized movements within a defined range, it produces unpredictable contact and electromagnetic interactions with components such as steel plates, pickups, and speakers, while simultaneously generating sonic amplification and feedback. Through physical contact, electromagnetic attraction, acoustic feedback, and other forms of interaction, the boundaries between different phenomena intersect randomly with one another, extending toward the ambiguous extremity through invisible repetitions within an unknown cycle.
Cheng selected unprocessed sounds produced by the installation to create the first track, Mutatis. He then used these recordings as source material, extending, modulating, and reconstructing them into the second track, Mutandis, both tracks are released together on online platforms. The creative process publication presents a comprehensive record of the project, including research notes, creative writing, design sketches, testing documentation, and final images. The presentation video presents the installation in operation, capturing its different states, movements, and details.
This project is supported by the National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan.
《DOOMAIN:se(l)ves》為鄭道元《DOOM》創作研究系列計畫第二章《DOOMAIN》首個階段性作品，他將以此為錨，持續發展完善。前作《DOOME:Null Gods》中他將集體意識與虛擬神祇之關係化作數位維度之極點，使他開始思考點的極值、界線及之後的可能性。本作《DOOMAIN:se(l)ves》便是由極點向各個象限發散，於其之中探究邊界之極值及含混。他先以現象學等哲學思路為引，將實驗場由數位挪至現實，以聲學、電磁與力學等物理現象中發掘相呼應之性質，並試圖加以運用於裝置設計中，以現實尺度勾勒出意象的邊界。
本階段計畫《DOOMAIN:se(l)ves》包括一件動力聲音裝置、兩首延伸聲音作品、一本創作歷程刊物及一部成果展示影片。裝置作品以木板、不鏽鋼板與鋁板構成基座，結合雙軸滑台機構為主結構與動力來源，移動平台上方安裝金屬觸針，透過範圍內的隨機位移與鋼板、拾音器及喇叭等部件進行不可預期的接觸或電磁作用，同時產生聲響的放大與回授。透過物理接觸、電磁吸引與聲學反饋等作用，不同現象之邊界相互隨機交錯，在未知的循環中以不可見的重複向含混的極值延展。
他將未經處理之裝置聲響揀選後而成曲目一〈Mutatis〉，續以錄音為素材，延伸、調變、再造為曲目二〈Mutandis〉，並一同於線上平台發布。刊物完整收錄研究筆記、文字創作、設計草稿、測試紀錄與成果照片等內容，影片則重現裝置運作之不同姿態與細節。
本計劃由台灣國家藝術基金會支持。
Kinetic Sound Installation
mixed-media installation, stainless steel plates, aluminum plates, wood panels, two-axis linear gantry system, steel cables, pickups, subwoofer, tactile transducer, contact microphones, circuit boards, and audio equipment.
Dimensions variable, main body approx. 90 (l) × 90 (w) × 17 (h) cm
複合媒材裝置，不鏽鋼板、鋁板、木板、雙軸滑軌移動結構、鋼索、拾音器、低音喇叭、震動喇叭、接觸式麥克風、電路板與音訊設備
尺寸依場地而定，本體約 90 (長)× 90 (寬)× 17 (高)公分