Reflection: what if I do in another way

Reflection: what if I do in another way
Published on Feb 18, 2021 by Jiaolyulu

At this point I begin to wonder if I could just do things in another way.
I know time is limited so I begin to question my concept. I want to show the relationship of machine, language and nature. So could I do it in another form to show this relationship?
There is always a solution stuck in my mind which is definitely more easy to do. That is just building a sculpture using fishing strings and let the sculpture itself to shape into the tone shape.
So the substitute prototype: 4 tone tree, came.

4 tone tree

components I modeled

structure

components I modeled

components I modeled

My thoughts

There are some parts that I enjoy about this machine. I like the way that clay can be so easily shaped. I like the movement to be so natural . However, something also fails.
For example, the way the installation shape itself to tone curve does not match the way the tone is being shaped. I think the tone is more about the process of up, down, turn and flat. However, in this prototype, we just can see the shape for a while. While the tree is transfering its shape, it does not have any meaning to the tone. So I think in this way it fails.
Also, I do not want to process the movement all in one machine because it takes longer time. Also, it would be hard to code. Right now I trick it by letting them to return to flat state eveytime. But this would add to the confusion.
So after doing this prototype, I feel more inclined to insist on my original ideas.