Virtual EnvironmentsModule 1: IdeationWeek 2Sibel Ali-Zwart

This was my first model. I attempted to verti-cally extrude the lines on my original pattern, however I decided that since my base shape was a triangle, and that in a certain viewpoint, this pro-duced a rectangular shape, this was not the model I wanted to use.

I then discovered this triangluar prism which produced a scalene triangle form irrespec-tive of the angle it was perceived from, and discovered a number of ways to utilise this in modelling

By rotating and repeating the shape that I had established, I completed the initial extrusion of the shape. I was interested by the patterns that were cast from the shadows

I then decided to explore the effects of scale and rotation and produced a model reflec-tive of my analytical drawing examining movement. I also feel that this model successfully emulates the degradative na-ture of boxwork in the decreas-ing scale.

Disregarding scale in these two models, I attempted to recreate a mirroring and rotating effect. This successfuly reiterated the choatic, but rigid nature of boxwork

“The installation consists of hundreds of Chinese scissors suspended from the ceil-ing, pointing downwards. The hovering, massive cloud of scissors alludes to distant fear, looming violence and worrisome uncertainty. The performer sits beneath the countless sharp blades of the scissors, and performs an on-going simple task of mending.

The overwhelming situation presented in The Mending Project is balanced and sof-tened by the silent persistence of a sim-ple mending action. The large quantity and intense force of the scissors elevate the confrontation between the objects and the performer. The installation/per-formance evokes urgency, concern, and fear, while simultaneously influence view-ers through the calming and healing aura of the mending action.

This project relies on both it’s phys-ical form, as well as it’s interaction with it’s environment to convey the entire message.

Boxwork is a type of mineral structure, a Speleogen which is a geological formation within a cave that has been created by the removal of bedrock, rather than as a secondary deposit. Boxwork consists of blades of calcite that protrude from cave surfaces. The calcite blades once filled the cracks of bedrock on the walls of the cave, but over time, the bedrock has erod-ed and disintegrated, leaving behind only the calcite frame.

I fell that the model which exhibits moments of scaling, re-pitition and rotation, demonstrates the boxwork pattern the most effectively as the repeated scaling factors can be seen in multiple ways. If you first observe the prisms to be scaling to a larger degree, this may be suggestive of the calcite growth, however if you were to perceive the prisms in an order which suggests a decrease in scale, this may be indicative of the degenerative nature of the bedrock which once filled the boxwork spaces. Themoments that have been captured in my model are scalingand rotation. Because my base shape is a closed prism, one of the issues I now face is how to allow to light to penetrate the surfac-es of the prism. I can either cut out sections of the face, as attempted in one of my models, or construct the forms in a manner which leaves gaps to allow light to escape.

Similar to this garment, my intention is to explore the effects of repitition, scaline and tesselation. The shadows of the objects are intriguing. In the mod-el to the left, I like how the scale has been used to create movement and growth.

General Maister Me-morial Park in Slove-nia. The rigid shapes which are repeated at various angles cre-ate depth. The juxta-position between el-ements such as grass and stone create a contrast similar to that created from shad-ows and light.

Brutalist carpark in London. I find it interesting how the prisms hve been extruded inward, creat-ing a funnel like shape, then partially dissected. This is an interesting approach i could imitate when dealing with the issue I currently face regarding light penetration.

An establishment in Long Island

I will continue to create various models in Rhino, I would like to establish how I can incorporate movement. I feel that through trial and error I will eventually be able to create a form using scaling and rotation which effectively portrays movement. I would like to be able to recreate the balance in movement demonstrated in the process of boxwork, how initially it is created by growth, but it’s final form is created through degenerative means. I feel that now I am not so much chasing visual appeal as much as I would like to recreate the formation process of box-work. Perhaps I can find a physical form which conveys the notion of growth, but use the shad-ows cast to demonstrate erosion.