FMP - More Maquettes

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Here are most of the models & maquettes I made this week to test out ideas and just plug away at the ideation phase.

One of the design points I have settled on is the predominant usage of wood in the design - bamboo, plywood (1-2 ply), pine. Things I’m still undecided on include whether or not to use gravel/stones in the final design, as well as deciding between using a projector or a CRT (cathode-ray tube monitor) to display the video interviews.

Design points which I need to figure out next week include how to ensure that the bamboo behaves - i.e. remains upright; and whether the “weave” effect of the plywood & bamboo can indeed be achieved (even 1-ply is quite stiff). I’ve decided against making furniture for the installation as well - I do not believe that I’ll have the time. The exception to this being the plinth that will house the projector & speakers - this I will need to design as well.

Additionally, the video interviews still require editing. Mhm. I still have an awful lot to get on with, and we’ve only got 2 weeks till the Easter break. Ho-hum. I miss having objective, precise, criteria in a project.

FMP - Casting

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Today, I made a fist (with help from Sim).

Why did I make a fist?

It began during the 1960′s American Civil Rights movement - Black Power, Malcolm X, Black Panthers, Dr. King, and the Mexico Olypmics of 1968. This was where Tommie Smith & John Carlos (two American sprinters) raised their fists, each fist shrouded in a black glove, in defiance of the powers that be, in support of Black Power and the civil rights movement.

Since that era, this raised fist has been appropriated by different civil rights campaigners & liberation groups. Notably feminists, as well as some queer rights groups. It has become a symbol of protest, of defiance, and it will be a part of the installation that I am designing.

Is the (mis?)appropriation of such a powerful symbol justified? Please do debate for yourselves.