Experimeting with Cardboard

My bins were full of cardboard, therefore I decided to build a spontaneous structure from lots of different pieces including tissue boxes, beer crates and cereal boxes. I wanted to create a temporary structure with a temporary nature, therefore I attached the cardboard using duck tape.

Considering my new interest in projection, I chose to project the shadow onto a nearby white wall using the sunlight. I found the shadow cast on the wal very interesting as it gave the impression of a building in a state of destruction.

I then decided I wanted to explore destroying the structure through burning it. It didn't take long for the sculpture to fall to the floor as one side had completely burnt away. I felt that by pouring water onto the structure, it would potentially be able to stand upright again to show a structure in a state of partial destruction.

Projection Artists

Noble and Webster

Rosa Barba

I really like the idea of creating structures with the projection of the form in mind. It really excites me to be able to suggest two environments in one piece of work.

Research Response

Niall de Buitléar

Creates small and understated sculptures using somewhat overlooked objects and materials. He uses materials such as cardboard, paper straws, plastic cable ties, plastic crates, burnt matchsticks and till rolls.

He finds the majority of these materials from walking around in the city, this gives a real ephemeral quality to his work. I particularly like the intricacy of detail by working on a smaller scale, with more temporary materials. I could begin by constructing with similar materials to gather ideas together of how I can perhaps develop with other materials such as woods and metals.

http://www.nialldebuitlear.com/

I found these drawings really interesting as I got the impression they could have been made by projection from the sculptures. Although this may not be the case, I initially thought this due to what I had become interested in when experimenting with the materials I had gathered together.

Constructing an Environment

A really sunny day, meant strong shadows. I decided that with all the materials I had gathered together over the past week I was going to beign to create structures to reflect either construction or destruction in some way.

By simply placing small blocks of would alongside each other, I noticed that I could create a drawing of some kind of city scape with the shadow that was being cast. This gave me a great idea of considering projection of the structures I create and how I could perhaps create a drawing through shining light onto structures I make.

I continued to explore ideas with the materials I had such as cardboard crates, wire, polystyrene, scraps of wood, cable ties and plastic crates. The random mix of found objects / materials makes the idea of building structures piece by piece all that more exciting.

I particularly like this mini structure as the shadow creates a really interesting drawing. It looks like a building that has either been half constructed or destroyed.

Exploring ways of combining cable ties together.

The cable tie structure created a really interesting shadow, which reminded me of designs for Tatlin's Tower which I have previously looked at. The projected drawing also really reminds me of Heather and Ivan Morison's 'Luna Park' sculpture once it had been destroyed.

Constructing a landscape of a crane towering above buildings.

I found this really exciting as somebody may look at the actual structure, which I put together very simply with a CD rack, a scrap of wood and two plastic crates, and think it is very abstract. However, the projection shows a clear intended image of a crane and two buildings.

Exploring balance...

Capturing an image against the sunlight creates a contrast of lights and darks and I feel gives a great sense of destruction in this piece.

Ironically, the wind actually blew the structure over, completely transforming the form.

I decided to capture the result of the structure being blown over because I find the idea of natural destruction to buildings particularly interesting.

Could perhaps be a building with a destroyed roof?..