Starting from analyzing earlier paper walls with the desire to connect similar geometries of two systems by considering directionality to create a spatial experience of light, to be viewed from different perspectives.
Earlier elevation of two walls overlayed
Analyzing central intersections to see a more simplified relation
Realizing my pattern creates similarly shaped regions in the larger picture, indicated in different colors
Created my first layout by using the central connections and the rectangular grid
Used this layout to think how a reflective surface will behave in space by making a paper model with folds
Made another model with mylar and clay to see relationships of clay as a frame for mirror
Model behaving as concave and convex mirrors (converging and diverging light) when placed as is, which could be used to collect energy
Creating a second layout by thinking of rectangular system as voids, connections between areas as folds, and colored areas as reflective surfaces (mirror or glaze on clay)
Added details to be carved in clay and etched on mirrors, alternating between lines and areas in parallelograms from earlier design
Final model in foam and mylar
Thinking of the experience of light and shade
Detail with carvings on foam and layers on mylar indicating the effect of carved clay and etched mirror with the continuous parallelogram pattern
Made a clay model using the new layout for a unique space to experience light
Detail
Shadows adding to the experience over time
Natural texture on the outside, in contrast with the details inside the space
Clay wall detail in indicated region, lines indicate shift from reflective surface to carved clay wall surface
Diagrams of behaviour of light in shown orientation of the model
Experience of space imagined in a natural context
The structure is a part of Earth, with its natural approach, until its inside is discovered. The pattern, openings and reflective surfaces then take one to a journey (of light). Reflective surfaces can also be used to collect solar energy.
