Final Concept
Description -
My metaform is a kinetic sculpture made with paper and/or mylar. Strands of mylar sticking out of a platform will be moving constantly based on the number of people viewing it. Mylar represents pubic spaces that shift around based on human traffic and density. When there are more people around it, the paper will be
pushed out from one side of the platform, and when there are less people, the mylar retreats into it. The platform, which will be constructed from metal wires and covered with sheets of paper and/or mylar, is double-sided so that when the mylar strands are pulled in from one side, they are being pushed out from the other. This is importance since in the future city, space is neither destroyed nor created, but constantly moved around for reuse. Small DC motors will be mounted in this middle platform, driving rubber rollers which will move the mylar strands forward and backward.
Click on links for sketches of the sculpture.
Materials -
DC Motors + Rubber Rollers - paper feed roller
Mylar
Wires - platform construction
Video Camera - map human traffic