Reflected Light Sign/Installation
Two sheets of 4 ft by 8 ft birch plywood. 3 coats of high gloss white paint. 500 clear, plastic straws cut. 8,064 pilot holes drilled. 8,064 sequins and nails assembled on the grid. = One insanely time consuming and monotonous typographic sign/installation. Sign sequins are nailed one inch apart on a grid. Each sequin … Read more
Tab Installation
How are we encouraged to interact? A tab instructs us to fold or tear. A wall of lasercut tabs begs to be manipulated. I installed this piece on the third floor of Pollack on March 8th, around 5 PM. I did not pre-fold/-tear any of the tabs, nor did I leave any instructions with the … Read more
Gaming Interface Language
Appropriating Game Language, Chinese Checkers. 2011. 3′ × 3′. Birch plywood, glass marbles, + white paint. Simply constructed, the design provides a loose framework for interacting and creating messages/images. The affordance of arrangement was explored in a simple grid of drilled holes and the provision of colorful glass marbles. I relied on the familiarity of a … Read more
Triangular Tab Installation
The triangular tabs were also installed on the third floor of Pollack on March 8th. However, they were installed on the other side of the building. I also started the process of manipulation by forming a G. Progress on this installation was much slower than the rectangular tab installation. A few triangles would be bent … Read more
Simple Interactive Experiments
Posted on March 9th at 12 AM. Sometimes a simple surface paired with the provision of utensils is enough to encourage participation. And some design elements, such as the blank (________), have the ability to provoke the creation of collaborative forms and messages. After all, how long have we been filling in blanks? We do it … Read more
