Thinking about conductive fabric, I started wondering about its consumer applications, as well as it’s use in the diy craft scene. It’s amazing how willing people are to put up patterns and tutorials on the internet. I ended up finding this musical puppet, using a really fun and interesting machine called a Drawdio. While I wouldn’t say this puppet takes complete advantage of the Drawdio’s capabilities, it’s still pretty cool.
For this assignment I drew inspiration from a fable I remember fondly from my youth, Aesop’s ‘The Lion and the Mouse’. In this fable, a mouse proves he is more worthy than he appears by chewing a lion free from a rope trap.
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This is Philippe Petit, a french high-wire artist. He made a famous traversal of the twin towers on tightrope in 1974. I think many parts of this performance apply to our current assignment on ‘comfort’. It also brings up a distinction between performance and performance art. How would you categorize Petit? An artist or a showman?
There was also an academy award winning documentary on Petit, “Man on Wire”: http://www.manonwire.com/
I made an origami tessellation which is suspended below a bag of water. The water bag has been punctured in multiple spots, each hole correlating to a major cultural hub throughout history. The water drips onto the tessellation, filling the folds and causing subtle sounds and movements. Eventually the paper will dissenigrate as it becomes oversaturated and these progressive regions can no longer support how rapidly they are growing.
