TRANS-FORM: Week-2

Nitika Jain
Mar 10, 2021
3 min read

Updated: Mar 27, 2021

DAY - 5: COMBINING

MATERIALS USED

Nylon Rope
Plastic Water Hose
PVC Electrical Conduit
Sunboard
Thermocol
Acrylic Sheet
Plastic Mesh
Soft Wire
Hard Wire
Thin Wire
Thin Sheet
Thick Sheet
Square Pipe Section
Circular Pipe Section
Steel Mesh
Jute Rope
Bamboo
Coir
Cotton Cord
MDF Board
Corrugated Sheet
Wax
Resin
Biscuit Wrappers
Chips Packets

TOOLS USED

WAX ON BAMBOO

I heated the wax in the hotpot and poured the wax layer by layer on the bamboo.

WAX AND ALUMINUM MESH

I gave an abstract shape to the mesh and poured wax on it.

WAX WITH THERMOCOL

Thermocol melted a little but then the wax settled over the thermocol.

WAX WITH PLASTIC FISH NET MESH

Covered the mesh half with wax and made a ring by applying wax on the edges. Wax acted as an adhesive.

WAX INTO ALUMINUM ROD

Wax can fill in the gaps easily and flexibly.

WAX WITH COIR

Coiled the coir and dipped it in the wax. The flexibility of the coir was lost as wax acted as an adhesive.

WAX IN GRANULAR THERMOCOL

Piled up the thermocol balls and poured the wax. It scattered but eventually combined.

COIR WITH JUTE ROPE

Weaved both the ropes together and opened the gap. This way I could make any form I want. I’m thinking of using these materials for my final form.

MDF BOARD AND JUTE ROPE

Using the fevibond, I made the jute rope stiff. Once there was bond on the rope then applying it again to stick it with the board was very difficult. That is why I had to use cotton.

RESIN ON COTTON

I wanted to test how cotton would react with resin. I realized that by applying thick resin I could give the cotton different orientations.

RESIN ON ALUMINUM AND POLYMER CLAY

I made a base with aluminum square pipe and aluminum sheet. Covered the whole thing with thick plastic sheets. With a plastic rod, I attached the astronaut(made of polymer clay) from Among Us. The final outcome is not yet ready. I will upload it when it's done.

RESIN WITH ALUMINUM MESH WIRES

Randomly dropped some wires from the aluminum mesh into the resin. The final outcome is not yet ready. I will upload it when it's done.

RESIN WITH JUTE ROPE

I used the sticky tape to hold the jute rope in plaCe while some of it dries with the resin. The final outcome is not yet ready. I will upload it when it's done.

RESIN IN BAMBOO

I poured some resin into the closed stick. The final outcome is not yet ready. I will upload it when it's done.

Realizations and reflections are added with the images.

DAY - 6: FEELING

MATERIALS USED

Nylon Rope
Plastic Water Hose
PVC Electrical Conduit
Sunboard
Thermocol
Acrylic Sheet
Plastic Mesh
Soft Wire
Hard Wire
Thin Wire
Thin Sheet
Thick Sheet
Square Pipe Section
Circular Pipe Section
Steel Mesh
Jute Rope
Bamboo
Coir
Cotton Cord
MDF Board
Corrugated Sheet
Wax
Resin
Biscuit Wrappers
Chips Packets

TOOLS USED

THE VOID/ EMPTINESS

I heated the wax in the hotpot and using a balloon made 4 cups. Attached them together with some melted wax. The empty space in the middle gives me the feeling of void.

TRUST/STRENGTH

I melted the two ends of the candle. But then I realized that if I had melted it from the middle, it could give a sense of strength as the rope would be holding the 2 pieces of wax.

CONFUSION

Entangled the jute rope and the coir to create confusion. Confusion arises when the head has too many thoughts and is stuck between them.

TRUST/BONDED

This is two people holding hands. And they are sharing the same hat which shows trust.

PRIDE/DOMINANCE

This one took a lot of patience. I made a royal thrown to show dominance and pride. This is a bamboo stick whose one end is closed and a layer is peeled off.