I’m working on a personal art project for my final in Designing for Constraints. The following is my first prototype. I feel pulled in many directions simultaneously — with ITP pulling the hardest. The inner sphere represents me. The springs tug at me in all directions.
I developed this prototype from a simple sketch:
I built the prototype out of materials I already had in my studio:
 CD jewel case covers |
 Old guitar strings and 24 gauge wire spun into springs |
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 26 gauge wire wrapped around a still central armature |
Class feedback:
- Walls of the piece could deform under pressure.
- Piece seems performative — it may require my performance of the object to get its point across. A video might help with this.
- Stretch the box to its limits and videotape it as it breaks