Sketching, Writing, Mapping etc.

These are a bunch of dodgy sketches from last(ish) week. They were were tailored towards the in-home responsive walls or installation piece. Though a lot focus on texture.

Today, thursday, big day, Brad Miller and I discussed the 'object' idea. I would like to reiterate the point that I HAVE NEVER TAKEN AN OBJECT COURSE! Ive been working with either 2D graphics or GIANT scale environment/spatial design over the COFA course. I believe that a different style of thinking is needed that I dont altogether possess so much. SO its going to be interesting. Brad briefly mentioned the techno-walls I was investigating in the early weeks. The entire project cycle has circled! But I do like the product design idea...a lot....so it could theoretically a possibility in future...

BACK TO MINDMAPPING

But you probably can't read that. Nor should you want to. I can barely understand it.
Generally I went back over concept, function, and metaphor. They are still very much the same: create an atmosphere invoking work [now an object] that provides students a tangible example of their energy usage. I need to figure out now:
A. Technical aspect of measuring electricity emitted in the room;
B. Mechanism to make the object pulse/expand/invade;
C. Energy the object itself requires;
D. More information on students' energy use and their attitudes towards it;
E. FORM: this is a big one because then it develops more info (materials, OHS, scale, place, metaphor, atmosphere). 
[I should note that Richard Goodwin suggested reversing the idea whereby energy use would develop a repulsive aesthetic and energy saving would provide a "beautiful" style. I however did not think it would be as interesting as a space being suffocated by swelling surfaces to choke the area and disable use of electrical outlets/products.]

And yes, the cut of writing at the bottom right is "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

I did some more research alongside this mind exploding re-direction. However I did not put them up. They will be possibly tomorrow. Possibly.
- Christo: Big Air Package;
- Martin Azua: Basic House;
- Berndnaut Smilde: Indoor Cloud;
- Jeff Coons: Balloon Animal Sculptures;
- Gehry: Cloud Lamp;
- Alex Schweder: Inflatable Room;
- Caleb Charland: Light (Powered by Apples).

HEARTS

Previous posts have hopefully alerted you to the fact that I plan to utilise a 'pulse' concept in this project. BA BOOM! So I did some youtube digging and found this...on the first page and listened to it repeated. I am in fact now listening to it. It makes me nervous. LISTEN!

See. Its creepy. Yet, the beginning half of the video feels oddly comforting. Somehow through media and Healthy Harold and you know, living with a heart beat, it has formed within our 'self' as a (hopefully) sustaining piece of knowledge - that we are alive. That we continue to remain alive. And as the first and most primitive action that generally directs how we live, (well most people) it is strange to find such an odd sound so genuinely intriguing. 

The following couple of vids are from BIODIGITAL SYSTEMS and show pretty much everything else Heathly Harold missed. They've constructed 3D systems and show how our internals function. Even though logic prevails throughout most of my thinking and consciously I understand the roles and regulatory actions my insides conduct on a daily basis, I still find it creepy. 

And this guy, TOMIWA007 (really 007? REALLY) has some internal medicine lectures which are actually quite engaging. He spends 20 mins discussing hearts and beats and location, location, location. Now I don't pretend to know anything to do with medicine other than my allergy pills are running low, but I would listen to this guy and probably wouldn't question his ability...though that might just be based on his fancy-pants stethoscope. 

I guess I should talk on a bit about what i've got concept wise....

Right, so between that last sentence and nooooooowwww I have watched a couple youtube videos, retrieved every single craft googly eye from a box of beads, and brushed my teeth. Yes I am on the ball. The googly eye thing was actually somewhat part of this assignment. Ill keep you posted on that front later. 

Concept. The overwhelming response my subconscious and even consciousness has directed me towards is rather than copying a 'pulse' in form, i've seemed more interested in creating an atmosphere. I might have mentioned this before, but I am pretty sold on the idea of ATMOSPHERE. I think that will go over much better. Ive alway stuck to my gut. Its a pretty good indicator, especially since I keep coming back to it. Close your eyes and listen to that heart beat again...with earphones...and a blindfold. BA BOOM!

More research and sketches to come! Tomorrow however, whilst trying to explain to a certain someone that my internal calendar was off a week, I will (alongside Maureen and Sam) be trying to complete excess work that seems to have snuck up on us like younger siblings. This most likely includes tangible models and 3d models and more sketching. 

DFTBA.