Testing a material replacement for the “banners”/”walls” of the installation. Original plan to use 1.2mm plywood has fallen through (would have cost £400 - no thanks). So I’m looking into a combination of fusible buckram sandwiched between tissue paper & 200gsm cartridge paper. Buckram is used in curtain pelmets for structural stability. This combination of material has similar properties to 1.2mm plywood, is about the same thickness, and would only set me back around £100. I don’t mind spending that amount of money if it saves me £300.
Also, I’m beginning to wonder whether I have perhaps taken too much on. Currently, I have the following to build over 4 weeks (+ 1 week dedicated construction time):
30 x 1800mm x 200mm wall sections
each comprised of
1 2000mm x 40mm (d) moso bamboo pole;
1 1800mm x 200mm 200gsm cartridge paper;
1 1800mm x 200mm crinkled tissue paper sheet;
1 1800mm x 200mm fusible buckram sheet;
with slats cut into the fused wall to push the bamboo pole through.
30 x interlocking wall anchors
of a design yet to be finalised
1 x projector cabinet
To house: projector, media box, speakers, electrical wiring
To provide an inclined writing surface on top
To provide storage for pieces of paper (& string?) to roll into scrolls.
Design is currently being worked on, but since I do not have the dimensions of either speakers or projector (the largest items), I am unable to finalise it over the Easter break.
These, along with keeping the sketchbook in order, printing off & binding appendices, journal & finding time to laser etch my sketchbook cover.
Meep.