Projection Mapping: Class 4

Class Exercise:

Geode

For this in class exercise, we were to make origami prisms and incorporate it into our projection mapping ideas. We worked in the same team as the last week, and started off with making larger sized prisms, and gradually worked our way to making multiple smaller ones of various sizes. Making the origami was quite fun and the tutorial was easy to follow. To secure them, we taped the ends. For the projection itself, we set up the projector and laptop first, and then started working on placings the prisms onto the blank paper taped onto the wall. Because we were instructed to change our theme from last week’s in class exercise, we decided to work on something with a more organic and interesting shape, like waves. However mid-process, we thought that our prism placements seemed more fitting for the shape and crystals of a geode rock. We played around with the prism placements and eventually finished it with an open end to express the image of a cut geode. The most typical depiction of a geode is the amethyst ones, so we used designs provided in MadMapper, make them purple, and projected it onto the inside portion. The smaller prisms in the middle were also mapped with a different design and more vibrant purple color. For the second layer of origami prisms, we used two different provided designs with organic and interesting movement, and left the color white. The outside portion was to represent the rock, so we made the design material a dark brown shade. We also adjusted the scale and speed of the designs to make the entire projection look more captivating. For the music, we chose a relaxing beat from a free music website.

 

Finding of the Week:

This week’s finding was to be from a museum, so I made a visit to MOMA to take a look around. Here are some of my findings: