CONCEPT: The movie sequence is the generator for a surface. The diagrammatic elements for each transition is translated into a formwork.
THE FORMWORK: Carriage bolts are used for their curved ends and their threaded body that allows adjustment of heights. For this exercise, two lengths of carriage bolts are used, 2-1/2" and 3". The MDF is used as a base for its material cheapness. Multiple holes are drilled on two laminated sheets of 1/4" MDF to test the material strength (in reference to the larger model to come). Nuts and washers are added onto the bolts to provide orthogonal stability, given a depth of 1/2" in the MDF is minimal for providing rigidity.
THE MATERIAL: Different plastics/styrene/acrylics are tested for their structural uniqueness under conditions of deformation. Materials can deform different depending on textural treatment and the relative surface positioning in relation to gravity (which side is up and which side is down). Techniques of heating and baking are used to encourage deformation.
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