13.6.09
Evolution. Aggregation.
The wishbone has evolved into a module that is split and reconnected to create an aggregate molecule representing the initial concept and fragility of the wishbone.
Aggregates are defined as materials formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or particles. My structure will be an aggregate of wishbone modules that are loosely or tightly connected with fishing wire to form clusters that are held by the surrounding buildings and tree.
Connection Detail
The connection for each wishbone will be a piece of string knotted through each bone. Some will be tied loosely and some will be tight. This will add sensitivity to my installation where some parts will be extremely fragile and other parts will be tight and harder to pull out, which in return, would vibrate the entire structure.
The Fracture Moment
This is the moment the wishbone breaks. The person with the long part of the bone gets their wish granted. In this study I explore both the hand movements and the tension in the bone.
Structure Site
My site is an isolated island located at the junction of Moorgate street and London Wall. It's a patch of green grass with a single Alderley tree planted at a corner. This is the site I filmed in my time-lapse film showing how it's frozen within the bustling environment of moorgate. I would like to place my installation around the tree to utilize the green patch that barely anyone uses.
Manifesto
My installation will be a structure of wishbones held together to surround the tree on my site. It's wishbone components will be fragile enough to break and the user will make a wish upon breaking it.
we make our wishes and we break them...
Due to the financial situation around the world this temporary installation will act as a metaphor, showing the fragility of the stock exchange and the frailty of the people who were affected by it. In times like these we wish and hope more than ever, and with every wish the user will break a piece of my installation till it completely crumbles to the ground. The unreachable parts will be held high as a reminder of the structure's existence.
Wshes
A wish is a hope or desire for something. fictionally, wishes can be used as plot devices. In folklore, opportunities for 'making a wish' or for wishes to 'come true' or 'be granted' are themes that are sometimes used. I would like to use wishes as my plot for the installation I am proposing. due to the financial situation around the world the stocks have collapsed and have become very fragile. I would like to use my installation as an interactive structure that shows how fragile our economy is and the more wishes we make, the more we destroy.
It will be a metaphor.
From Finding
These wax models can help me define the form of my intervention. The images above show my idea of a full form crumbling and slowly disintegrating into a smaller structure. I like the organic forms and how the wax fold onto itself when it impacts water. What interests me more is that I had no control of the forms and they each result on how I pour water and the size of the container.
Caramel Models
As I am interested in the event of fragile and brittle qualities I made a series of caramel models to explore different types of materiality. This is to establish the material I would like to use for my intervention. The caramel models also allows me to study fragile structures that are strong enough to stand yet too weak to carry load. As my intervention will be free standing I tried to explore different caramel forms that would be able to sit on the caramel columns.
Concept 1 - Fragile. Temporary.
My datum pivots around the moment a fragile object disintegrates or shatters. It is the moment just before and just after the form gets disrupted.
My intervention is a fragile installation that is affected by the users or the environment around it. I will be placing the intervention by the tree I recorded in my film to emphasize on it's temporary qualities versus the trees strong and constant form.
The images below show my first concept and literal attempt at creating a fragile bubble installation that deflates when people interact with it. Once entering the bubble, the user would allow air to escape until it completely deflates to the ground and cannot be used.
Fragility
A fragile object is something that can easily break, get shattered, damaged, is delicate, brittle and frail. The bubble skin is very fragile and can easily burst. I am interested in this materiality in contrast with the tree's strong exterior. my intervention will be fragile and temporary next to the solid state of the tree.
Tree vs Bubble
This is a comparison study between the Tree and the Bubble. It's interesting how they both expand in ring form however the tree does not have a fragile membrane and it's lifespan is in years rather than in seconds. Although it has a tough core, the tree does have fragile qualities like the leaves and the thin twigs.
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