F2F: LJL

The main aim of the project was to understand the relationship of shapes and forms, through the process of exploring and experimenting with a variety of materials.

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UNDERSTANDING FORM & SPACE

1. Sharpener

2. Bottle Cap

Existence of forms:

• I have understood that even though a form is made out of combining different shapes, we perceive it as a whole and not recognise each and every shape individually or separately.

• Visual volume is same while the mass diminishes leading to a new form identity.

• There is a negative space which we cannot see until and unless we disintegrate the form and gain a better understanding about it by remaking it again.

Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.

~ Richard Buckminster Fuller

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Plaster Of Paris

• POP consists of a fine white powder which hardens when moistened and allowed to dry.

• Plaster of paris does not generally shrink or crack when dry.

• It expands slowly and slightly upon setting.

• It is easy to spread.

• It is easy to level by tapping the mould.

• POP turns hot when it's drying or in it's moist stage.

• It can only be taken out of the mould once it has cooled down and the colour changes to a comparatively.

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Conclusion

• I struggled the most while pouring the POP in the mould as it would start leaking from places where even a little gap was left or where the opening of the mould was very narrow.

• In order to overcome this struggle I made sure that in the next mould the opening was wide and the mould was tightly packed with tape from everywhere.

• The model did not break after drying as it had enough space to attach to the other forms tightly.

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Key learnings

• One of the concept that I learnt while making the forms in F2F is that many of these forms can be made out of a single sheet of paper by inserting half cuts onto the sheets.