I made my full scale prototype last ready for review. Please bear in mind this was an exercise to gain an idea of the scale and proportions only. The material research is being done separately, as is the information that will be displayed inside.
My prototype is 2400mm, from floor to hooks and is suspended using string and nylon thread. These are adequate materials for the test model as the main pieces are made from lightweight corrugated cardboard but they will need to be a lot stronger for the final model.
We had reviews with Jo Fairfax, the large scale installation artist and designer. This was a great opportunity to discuss our ideas to date and gain information and feedback as to where we might go next, from someone incredibly creative who has never seen our work before.
For my project, the main aspects I will now consider are
- explain, define and reason why you have made every design decision, e.g. why is it completely vertical? why is it this shape? how is the base linked to the rest of the model?
- think about the space between the user and the sculpture, can we affect that space somehow?
- what materials will you use? can you look beyond the immediate facilities in the architecture department and make a material more relevant to the site?
- can horizontal elements be introduced as well as vertical, will this work as well?
- the site is richer because of the level of decay across the buildings, docks and objects in between, how can you bring this richness to the artifact?
Lots of work to do I think!
Thank you to Jo for his input and suggestions
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