42.4'48", -75.58'12"
Acrylic, Metal
12" x 10" x 6"
Created January 2014
My first experiment with a kinetic wall piece. Gravity is an extremely hard force to overcome and when designing a piece that will defy it, every little connection has to be thought of. Because the acrylic sheets were not perfectly centered, gravity makes them want to turn and settle with their heaviest point closest to the ground. To combat this, I created a system of friction using rubber washers and pipe. This holds tension but still allows for turning movement.
Conceptually, this is a real, topographic landscape (title is the coordinates). Within the overall shape, there are lines cut into the acrylic which is the city grid of the city next to this natural feature. Rotating the piece and aligning these cut marks will show the entire map.
12" x 10" x 6"
Created January 2014
My first experiment with a kinetic wall piece. Gravity is an extremely hard force to overcome and when designing a piece that will defy it, every little connection has to be thought of. Because the acrylic sheets were not perfectly centered, gravity makes them want to turn and settle with their heaviest point closest to the ground. To combat this, I created a system of friction using rubber washers and pipe. This holds tension but still allows for turning movement.
Conceptually, this is a real, topographic landscape (title is the coordinates). Within the overall shape, there are lines cut into the acrylic which is the city grid of the city next to this natural feature. Rotating the piece and aligning these cut marks will show the entire map.
