The Floating Lab | 2025

Kiky Siwadnidhikul | Summer Project

A sculpture with a hollow center illuminated by pink light, casting shadows on a white surface.

The Floating Lab

Sculpture Model, Paper Mache, Paper Clay, Polymer Clay, Cardboard

(approx.) 35 x 37 x 48 cm

A pinkish-red, irregularly shaped ceramic or sculptural object with a hollow interior, illuminated with pink and purple lighting, casting a colorful shadow on the surface below.
Pink plastic toy kitchen set including a chair, pizzas, and various pretend food and utensils arranged on a small table.
Pink-lit art installation with abstract shapes, a cloud-like structure, and small objects resembling food or toys.
Collection of pink plastic toys resembling food and kitchen items, including a remote control, a rose, sliced fruit, and a star-shaped item.
Close-up of pink plastic bags and a rolled-up plastic straw illuminated with pink lighting.
Pink and purple-toned sculpture of an open human mouth with various small objects inside, resembling a playful or artistic interpretation of the oral cavity.

about

The floating laboratory marks the genesis of the Second Big Bang Project. Suspended in the void and hurtling light-years through spacetime, it drifts like a relic of human ambition—an isolated crucible where a future species of humanity engineers a super lifeform to serve as its ultimate weapon. Within this vessel, engines hum, machines pulse, and unfamiliar technologies breathe with intention, revealing how humanity has evolved to survive—and dominate—the depths of space.

The lab’s warped, anamorphic architecture reflects this evolution. Nothing is stable or symmetrical; forms stretch and bend as if shaped by cosmic pressure itself, mirroring lives adapted to the extreme conditions of the universe. At the heart of the experiment is the creation of Ky—an entity born from brilliance, obsession, and risk. Visually, the world draws from pop sci-fi iconography, echoing the manic energy and bold stylization of early-2000s animation such as Dexter’s Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls. Beneath its playful surface, however, lies impending disaster.

This moment is frozen just before collapse—seconds before the engines fail, before the lab fractures, and before its violent destruction ignites the Second Big Bang. What follows is the birth of a universe ruled by chaos and wonder, saturated with unhinged, volatile energy—where creation and catastrophe are forever intertwined.

Lab Model Walkthrough