tessellas: this project was done in order to study how tessellating patterns can be related to one another in three dimensions. i started with a 2d pattern and extruded each of the sides to varying lengths. i then built three identical modules to demonstrate the geometric relationships that can be formed.
medium: museum board, tacky glue.
module dimensions: 7" x 7" x 3".
a/propos: building off of the tessellas project, the a/propos project was done in order to further explore geometric relationships, but through a non-orthogonal perspective. for this project, i took the 2d tessellating pattern i used in the tessellas project, and i put six tetrahedrons over the equilateral triangles that were formed. i then connected the vertices of each of these tetrahedrons to the vertices of the 2d tesselating unit. the model above is the form that resulted from this process.
medium: museum board, tacky glue.
dimensions: 10" x 10" x 3".
hallowing light: the goal of this project was to build an architectural model based off of a real building with a unique lighting effect. my model was loosely based off of the pantheon in rome, but i decided to modify the circular oculus to be a distorted five point star. the star is distorted such that on may 13th at noon, a perfect five point star would be projected at the front entrance of the building. i chose may 13th to have this effect because that was the day the building became a church in 609 ad, and i learned that the five point star is a symbol used to represent the five holy wounds jesus suffered during his crucifixion.
medium: museum board, bass wood, tacky glue.
dimensions: 10" x 10" x 8".
