Well, I'm back and ready for the new semester & all that it holds!!! Over the holidays I had a chance to reflect on the point that my studio was at when I left and where I aspired for it to be starting up again here in January and also looking forward to April. A long list of questions were presented to us on Friday so consider over the weekend...some of which I have put deep consideration into and others which I either do not know how to answer right now or am not sure how to interpret with the information my machine is providing me with or inspiring me with....anyways, here is the beginning...
How does the machine engage with the environment?
Ultimately the machine & the environment would work together to create a space or structure. They would function by making use of the limitations of the other therefore creating boundaries from one another, basically there would be a mutual harmony between them.
Does the machine project into space?
Right now I find it easier to think in terms of the 'machine' as the creator of space rather than the inhabiter. This could be in the form of light or through a method of extension, both of which were explored last semester. The complexity of the final product would be a result of time as a layering effect would begin to form. The purpose of letting the machine project to create the product would be that it would communicate its intention without human translation or intervention...rather interruption...the result would be literal and pure.
What is the spatial behaviour of the device?
The machine provides a view of the relationship between the upper and lower spaces associated with itself. Behaviorally in terms of space it is limited to where it can travel within an area according to the conditions of the ground plane. Because of this the upper antennae are also limited because they can only travel where the legs take them. Spatially its behaviour is to claim, invade, interrupt and transform an area occupied by darkness through the introduction of light.
How does it claim space?
The machine claims its space physically, in the moment, by simply being present - similar to any other concrete element, but it also leaves traces of behaviour that inhabit the space as well as an inticipation of movement that occupies an area without the machine having even move yet, basically it has presence.
What are its spatial conditions?
The machine needs a space that gives it the freedom to create. Walls have always seemed to me as limiting barriers, or of less significance in terms of presence within the project, I've viewed them more as unnecessary elements. A ground plane and ceiling plane however suggest the definition of an area without necessarily enforcing it or limiting the machine.
How is time considered as a spatial condition?
The machine doesn't necessarily need time in the typical sense, in the sense of the passing of minutes. Its actions can occupy as much time as it is provided with. Small portions of time can be layered over one another to create the illusion of time.
What other spatial conditions need to be considered?
Currently what the machine requires is a relatively flat ground plane however the adaptation of the walking motion to another condition can be introduced by ways of considering pneumatics or some sort of shock absorbent system involving a fitting attached to the foot or an entire redesign of the leg and its functionality.
What is the condition of the system?
Technically three systems are working together to create the larger overall system. The original mechanical system is in place which allows the movement of the legs through the motor and gears. The timer system is then incorporated onto the mechanical system manipulating its functionality in terms of timing, occurrence and overall capability of movement. The lighting system is then incorporated into the overall system. This system is independent in that the machine does not have to be physically active in order for the lights to appear yet their movement is a direct result of the other two systems working together. Therefore the effectiveness and capability of the system as a whole is a direct result of the smaller systems existing in harmony.
What are the characteristics of the space that it could inhabit?
I'm tempted to turn back to an earlier idea that I had involving the machine being partially submerged in water. I'm not exactly sure how this would carry out but the legs could potentially have some sort of capability to transmit information sensed underwater and then translated by the reactive movement of the antennae, which would in turn be given form through light...I have not completely developed this thought...
Alternatively I would like to find a space with characteristics involving the division of lower and upper space...or an area which is missing one of these components...or missing the components of side...overall I'm not completely sure...I want to visit the site to get a feel for what I may be drawn to.
How does the machine engage with the environment?
Ultimately the machine & the environment would work together to create a space or structure. They would function by making use of the limitations of the other therefore creating boundaries from one another, basically there would be a mutual harmony between them.
Does the machine project into space?
Right now I find it easier to think in terms of the 'machine' as the creator of space rather than the inhabiter. This could be in the form of light or through a method of extension, both of which were explored last semester. The complexity of the final product would be a result of time as a layering effect would begin to form. The purpose of letting the machine project to create the product would be that it would communicate its intention without human translation or intervention...rather interruption...the result would be literal and pure.
What is the spatial behaviour of the device?
The machine provides a view of the relationship between the upper and lower spaces associated with itself. Behaviorally in terms of space it is limited to where it can travel within an area according to the conditions of the ground plane. Because of this the upper antennae are also limited because they can only travel where the legs take them. Spatially its behaviour is to claim, invade, interrupt and transform an area occupied by darkness through the introduction of light.
How does it claim space?
The machine claims its space physically, in the moment, by simply being present - similar to any other concrete element, but it also leaves traces of behaviour that inhabit the space as well as an inticipation of movement that occupies an area without the machine having even move yet, basically it has presence.
What are its spatial conditions?
The machine needs a space that gives it the freedom to create. Walls have always seemed to me as limiting barriers, or of less significance in terms of presence within the project, I've viewed them more as unnecessary elements. A ground plane and ceiling plane however suggest the definition of an area without necessarily enforcing it or limiting the machine.
How is time considered as a spatial condition?
The machine doesn't necessarily need time in the typical sense, in the sense of the passing of minutes. Its actions can occupy as much time as it is provided with. Small portions of time can be layered over one another to create the illusion of time.
What other spatial conditions need to be considered?
Currently what the machine requires is a relatively flat ground plane however the adaptation of the walking motion to another condition can be introduced by ways of considering pneumatics or some sort of shock absorbent system involving a fitting attached to the foot or an entire redesign of the leg and its functionality.
What is the condition of the system?
Technically three systems are working together to create the larger overall system. The original mechanical system is in place which allows the movement of the legs through the motor and gears. The timer system is then incorporated onto the mechanical system manipulating its functionality in terms of timing, occurrence and overall capability of movement. The lighting system is then incorporated into the overall system. This system is independent in that the machine does not have to be physically active in order for the lights to appear yet their movement is a direct result of the other two systems working together. Therefore the effectiveness and capability of the system as a whole is a direct result of the smaller systems existing in harmony.
What are the characteristics of the space that it could inhabit?
I'm tempted to turn back to an earlier idea that I had involving the machine being partially submerged in water. I'm not exactly sure how this would carry out but the legs could potentially have some sort of capability to transmit information sensed underwater and then translated by the reactive movement of the antennae, which would in turn be given form through light...I have not completely developed this thought...
Alternatively I would like to find a space with characteristics involving the division of lower and upper space...or an area which is missing one of these components...or missing the components of side...overall I'm not completely sure...I want to visit the site to get a feel for what I may be drawn to.
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