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In the actuator exercise, we made an electronic actuator on our own by wrapping the electric coils around a 3d-printed (by Marcela) cone (it is hollow and we used a toothpick to connect the cone and rectangle-shaped pick, with a magnet inside) using the sewing machine. For the circuit part, note that there is an … Continue reading DIY Actuator and Mechanisms
In the inflatable exercise, I learned to distinguish and utilize the functions of different equipment, like motor pump (dc motor that pump and suck air), solenoid valve(three ports, two to connect with the motors, and one to connect with the inflatable), silicone pipe(to connect the motor and valve), TIP transistor(to translate the voltage sent with … Continue reading Pneumatics & Inflatables
TITLE Illuminating the Silence: Body as Symphony CONCEPT The body has been long seen as a void and a passive medium on which cultures are implanted. In both Sartre’s and Beauvoir’s work, “the body” is figured as … Continue reading Project1 | New Body
The in-class exercise asks to create a design language (a set of rules and principles ensuring designs have a sense of continuity), and anything can be materials to use. The work uses fruit peels (apple and banana) to compose a piece of textile. Instead of choosing a long-lasting, feasible material, we picked a rather short-living, … Continue reading Textile & Design Language
In the documentary Paris is Burning, the drag performance perfectly implies Judith Butler’s idea that “the drag fully subverts the distinction between inner and outer psychic space”. Butler is essentially saying that the inner truth of gender is a fabrication, fabricated by the historical and cultural context. The compulsory heterosexual structure has made us believe … Continue reading Culture, Identity, and Mask