Week One;
18 - 22 July
Initial Response to brief - Cinematic Device - Site Device creation
This semester our brief explores cinematic space and moving image - how this goes hand in hand with spatial design is something I initially struggled to understand, but after going over the brief with the rest of studio class I began to understand and become excited about the premise of exploring cinematic space - seeing cinematic space as a tangible thing to work with will be a interesting avenue --
After reading Giuliana Bruno's text, it became more clear and the complexities around this brief unfolded --
During our talk we were directed to research different cinematic devices, and I decided to look into ancient lenses - leading me to the Nimrud Lens -
Glass was used as an optical device for thousands of years, and is still an integral part of cinema - as it refracts and translates light.
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I know I want to use glass as my main material for this brief, it makes sense, I love to use it and it has beautiful materality - visually.
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I wanted to get onto making my site device for next weeks site visit, and if I was going to use glass I needed to start like ASAP:
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I began by taking a mold of my phone - to cast some plaster-silica mix into, and then cut sheets of glass to lay over these casts in the kiln.
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This meant the glass would melt over the shape of my phone, so when I was to take them out I could use them as some kind of optical lens.
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They slumped beautifully - just reminded me how fragile glass is and we had a few breakages - still able to use for nxt week though!
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Cool start to the sem! 8/10
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