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Drawing Machine - Blank Page
Brief Description:
This project is a mechanical program. The panel in the center could be thought of much like an adjustable music box cylinder. Its array of pegs manipulate a flexible fabric skin, which is read by mechanical fingers to transmit high and low amplitudes to a series of brushes. These brushes, which are soaked in ink, raise and lower according the information they receive. When the wall is moved, a drawing is created.
To see this project in motion:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpGTMRw7SEw
Extended Description:
This project explores the potential for a mechanical program to extract quantitative, codified information from a given input to produce a meaningful qualitative output. It begins with a quarter circle. This potent combination of arc and right angle was chosen for its significance in the literal construction of architectural geometries and symbolic implications in reconciling the earthly man-made with the heavenly infinite. Within the gallery, the quarter circle appears as an image, a surface, a volume, and a path through time, together serving the needs of the mechanical narrative. The machine manifests a personal interpretation of the creative process. Inspiration goes in, mechanical components shift and churn, and something meaningful yet partially unpredictable comes out the other side. At its heart, this project is a mechanical portrayal of my architectural design process.
Drawing Machine - Blank Page
Brief Description:
This project is a mechanical program. The panel in the center could be thought of much like an adjustable music box cylinder. Its array of pegs manipulate a flexible fabric skin, which is read by mechanical fingers to transmit high and low amplitudes to a series of brushes. These brushes, which are soaked in ink, raise and lower according the information they receive. When the wall is moved, a drawing is created.
To see this project in motion:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpGTMRw7SEw
Extended Description:
This project explores the potential for a mechanical program to extract quantitative, codified information from a given input to produce a meaningful qualitative output. It begins with a quarter circle. This potent combination of arc and right angle was chosen for its significance in the literal construction of architectural geometries and symbolic implications in reconciling the earthly man-made with the heavenly infinite. Within the gallery, the quarter circle appears as an image, a surface, a volume, and a path through time, together serving the needs of the mechanical narrative. The machine manifests a personal interpretation of the creative process. Inspiration goes in, mechanical components shift and churn, and something meaningful yet partially unpredictable comes out the other side. At its heart, this project is a mechanical portrayal of my architectural design process.