I CONSTRUCTION
Dimensions: 5m/1m/1m
Elements
5 Space
Frame Elements (1m/1m/1m)
15 Plates, Clear Acrylic Glass plates 5mm
5 Plates, black, plywood (for crawl space)*
15 Dichronic Color Film Sheets (1m*1m)
5 Mirror Film Sheets (1m*1m)
* or other material
Materials
Aluminum
tubes 25 mm x 25 mm, 2mm thick
Plastic and/ or wood end caps
Stainless steel bolts, nuts and washers, 6mm
POM distance pieces 12 mm
Acrylic Glass Plates 1m * 1m
Plywood, 9 mm (flooring)
Dichronic Color Film Sheets (Walls & Ceiing)
Mirror Film Walls & Ceiing)
Additional (optional)
WahWah Bells + Beaters
II INFORMATION
Description
This case
study element is designed for the presentation of born-digital art case
studies. It takes the form of a long tunnel with panels on all sides of its
space frame. The exterior panels are covered with mirror fill with the
asterisms, forming a constellation of space art; the interior panels are covered with dichronic film so that the cuts out become colored based on line of site.
The interior panels are colored to represent the hues associated with the aging of stars. As visitors journey through the tunnel, light entering from the outside reflects off the panels, creating a sensation of traveling through deep space.
From the outside, viewers observe the changing colors of the perforations as they move around the tunnel, metaphorically placing them in the role of someone exploring space from a distance, much like watching the Apollo 11 launch that carried Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon on July 20, 1969.
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| Fig. Mock up sketch of the Space Tunnel Element** | |
Technical Elaboration
The space
frame elements are used to create a long tunnel (5m/1m/1m) positioned at ground
level. The sides of the tunnel are enclosed with clear acrylic glass plates. the outside of the plates are covered with two-way mirror film with the Space Art Asterisms cut out; the inside of the plates is covered with colored Dichronic film. The combination of the two films allows light
to enter the tunnel, adds perpetually changing color to the asterisms. For the visitor, an experience reminiscent of traveling through
space is created as they pass through the tunnel.
The floor plates are covered with mirror film so the light coming from outside is reflected and diffused through out the tunnel space. ensuring comfort as visitors crawl through the tunnel. The colored film casts hues onto the interior, while the mirror film reflects incoming light, enhancing the space-travel effect.
Optional Enhancements:
Wah-Bell
Instruments: To heighten the sensation of space travel, a
series of hand percussion instruments called "Wah-bells" can be added
to the free ends of the space frame elements. Made from the same aluminum
profiles (25mm/25mm) as the metal frames, these instruments are crafted by
cutting a slot down the length of the profile to match the resonance frequency.
Visitors can use mallets, inserted into the top of each instrument, to strike
them and produce resonant ringing tones that echo through the tunnel as they
pass by.
Trolly: The underside of the space frame elements is conceived so that visitors can lay down on a trolley and push their way through the tunnel, immersing themselves in the light effects within.
III ENGAGEMENT APP
Description
SpaceTunnel: An app that enables users to explore 3D models of "Asterisms" in a zero-gravity space, providing insights into Space Art and its lifecycle.
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| Fig. A mock-up of the GUI for the Space Art Gallery Engagement App. |
>User scans QR located on the Case Study Element;
>Application opens Instructions appear on the screen for the user to read;
>User selects any one of the twelve buttons to view the space art
animations of choice;
>User presses Play/Pause to play the animation back;
>Repeat ad lib to view other space art animations
IV CASE STUDIES ARTWORKS
Purpose
The SPACEARTTUNNEL element has been designed for the presentation of case study on born digital art (specifically space art) that are, were, or might be placed in to deep space. These were taken and abstacted into Asterisms in order to build a Space Art Constellation.
Artworks
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Fig. Mock up sketch of the Space Tunnel Element |