Brainstorming
Now that my brain is in a good place, I needed to revisit the rest of my body. I started by doing a sweeping check: what is my experience in my body? What are my body interfaces? This is sometimes really hard for me because I’m usually unconnected from my body and constantly live in my anxieties.
I’m hoping to roll my final project for my synth class into my thesis and I had this genius idea of creating an interFACE to go along with my brain. I did a really wild and free sketch of what this analog synth interFACE might look like in my dreams. Can I think of my face as a series of inputs and outputs?
Paper Prototyping
Paper Portrait
In my paper engineering class, I played around with the concept of a paper self-portrait. You can find more info on my process at this blog post.
Nipple Knob
I also CANNOT LET GO of this idea I developed with my friend Elyana last semester of a nipple-shaped knob to attach to potentiometers. I did a simple prototype using some pink paper. I think this prototype really the purpose of visualizing the form but for the more developed version I thought I might have to model the knob in 3D and print it. I did book some office hours with Phil, and normally he’s preaching the gospel of Fusion, but he actually recommended I attempt doing a life cast. I love this idea because it feels more aligned with self-portraiture. So, I’ve ordered all the goops and powders (alginate life cast, plaster of paris, silicone, and resin) to make my own molds and knobs. More on that later …
Stomach
I am also pondering what a paper sculpture of my stomach may look like (I’m starting to think about my final for paper engineering). My stomach is usually the first to notify me when I’m anxious. It feels like there’s a hole, it’s infinite, churning, turning, something moving around in there. I tried to embody that with this quick paper prototype.
Feedback from Class
Lol I have some scribbled notes in my notebook and IDK what they mean anymore. Here’s what I can make out:
My project is humanizing tech, symbolizes your body on tech
Operation game
Tactile, physical
Q: Does my project need something soft?
Also! I love it here! Here are my friends singing me happy birthday🥹❤️
Talked to Ali
Here are some references and ideas Ali shared with me:
David Hammons - uses the body as an art medium, body prints
Bodies exhibition … there are a lot of these!
Slim Goodbody —> need to watch, I feel like this is really relevant because it is cheesy and humorous. Totally my vibe
Herman’s Head - giving characters to different personalities of self
Is my thesis an exhibit? Are these sculptures prototypes for larger works? Scan them, put them in VR and scale them up? Recordings of self?