"Gone Tomorrow" created an accessible gateway into interactive art by presenting familiar visual metaphors - hearts, light, and reflection - within an emotionally resonant space. The installation demonstrated how technology could enhance rather than obstruct human connection, using recognizable symbols to guide visitors through an evolving emotional experience.
"Gone Tomorrow" demonstrated how interactive art can create moments of genuine emotional resonance. By making the invisible visible – showing how human presence can literally transform a space – the installation challenged the notion that technology necessarily creates distance. Instead, it revealed technology's potential to amplify our fundamental human capacity for connection and healing.
This work laid the foundation for future explorations of emotional storytelling through interactive environments, including the MLK Day Experience that would later occupy the same space.