FINAL FORM
*Vermilion Hue represents ideas that didn't work*
IDEA 1 (REJECTED)
DRAWING
This was my idea for the final form. I wanted to use cubes of different sizes (4x4in, 6x6in, 8x8in) to build an abstract user interactive structure. The final structure of 6ft.
COMPONENTS
I made three different size templates for the cubes.
I traced each template 10-12 times.
Then I used a pair of scissors and started cutting them.
But it was taking more time than I expected. Then I got it cut from a Local welder.
The Cubes I made were stitched with the mesh wire itself.
REASON FOR GETTING REJECTED
This idea was rejected by the faculty for a valid reason. We had to combine our knowledge of M2M, F2F & TRANS-FORM and make the final outcome. Pankaj said that my form is looking like the final outcome for F2F. Because it has simple cubes combined to make a bigger form. I then realized that this form will not work for this project.
I got really upset as I had more than 30 templates of cubes that were about to get wasted.
IDEA 2 (NOT INTERESTING)
DOODLING
After my previous idea got rejected, I went with 2 new ideas. The first one was from my doodles. I thought of making this with coir and jute rope. But this was not interesting.
FINAL IDEA
I followed the steps this time.
MATERIAL - steel mosquito mesh.
FEELING/WORDS - music, rhythm, fluidity, use remaining templates.
DOODLE/DRAWING - I tried a few component designs. The basic idea in this was to show the fluidity of the mesh.
EXPERIMENTATIONS - To get the mesh to change its properties, I had to do a few more explorations.
These steps led me to the final outcome.
DAY - 8: DRAWING
DAY - 9: COMPONENTS
EXPERIMENTING AND FAILING
Tanya ma'am and Hemanshi ma'am suggested me to weave the mesh into one another. I got very excited and separated the strands from one piece of mesh and started weaving with the other complete piece. It turned out, I wasted 2 hours and made nothing. I even used wooden clips to separate the strings from getting entangled in one another. I have decided to learn this from Hemanshi ma'am and Tanya ma'am when I get back on campus.
FINAL COMPONENTS
I used the cube templates and twisted and folded them to give the shape of the wavelength-like structure. I connected each piece by stitching with the mesh strings.
DERIVATION FROM ALL THE PROJECTS:
M2M - Technique: stitching
F2F - Dimension: 3D form
TRANS-FORM - Changing properties of a material: straight, solid to fluid, cloth-like.
DAY - 10: ASSEMBLY
I tried to assemble the components on illustrator first. After selecting the arrangement that matches my feeling, I tried it with some paper.
I crushed the paper and made it uneven because my original components are not perfect circles/ovals. They are irregular. I was satisfied with my work so I started with the final form.
THE MAKING
I stitched the components to get the final arrangement. But there came a new problem. It was heavy and thus couldn't keep its form stable. So in the end I added 2 wires to hold the components together.
DAY - 11: FINISHING
ADDING MESH WIRE
To give my form the rhythm and music, I had to hang it in a certain manner. I used Mesh wire to hold the 5 rings in position. These wires majorly contribute to the feel of the form.
DAY - 11: EXHIBIT
I couldn’t find a spotlight on campus to put on it. So I used MDF Board to capture the shots.
This is an on-campus picture of the form. There was no spotlight available at that moment so I couldn’t get good pictures of it. I tried with flash from one side also but it wasn’t looking good.
I will get better pictures after my submission for my blog.
LASER CUTTING
This was the template I mailed. But there were errors in the measurements. Monu sir made the required changes on his laptop and explained to me how this will come out. But when I got the cutout, he gave me alternate cut pieces of the circles and I wanted all of them.
So my initial idea failed. Then I decided to make something out of what I had in hand and the results are amazing.
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