Through the extensive exploration of everyday objects, the students were able to create transformative pieces by altering the material qualities of their chosen objects. These once ordinary objects have been given a new form of existence where the observer could only wonder about their original state.
The manipulation of the hair clip’s tension release, when paired with the repetition of the hair clip’s use, allowed for its transformation into a tool for acupuncture that targets head pain.
The croissant has an element of uncertainty: with each tear and pull of the skin, one can never be sure what the interior looks like. This transformation uses a fabric cast and the process of its making to showcase the voids, skin and uncertainty of the croissant.
This project transforms an umbrella into a wearable navigation machine. Through the extension and contraction of a piece of the umbrella leg, the machine allows for the mapping of thresholds and surfaces, generating a series of encoded representations of spaces.
This model articulates the transformation of a rice grain as it is being cooked, presenting the ‘comfort’ that rice brings. Based on close observation, the model captures the exaggerated texture, volume and size in different stages of each grain, qualities imitated with various materials that are carefully chosen to perform.
This project transforms a pair of broken binoculars. The right side displays an upside down image, which forces one to view the world in an unfamiliar way. The mirrored prisms found when deconstructing the binoculars were used to create a viewing piece that prioritises inverted peripheral vision.
The 'Smell Utility Shield' is a device that protects its user from the smells of their external environment, by shielding them with pleasurable smells. Using interchangeable nose tools, the user can experience different natural smells that influence the user’s olfactory system, inciting neurological processes associated with pleasure.
This project transforms a telephone into a structure which explores the tension change when dialling a number.
Inspired by the Japanese zen garden, this project seeks to record time in a physical way. The extended and varied clock hands create grooves of different styles in the flour as they move.
This transformation was inspired by the wire framework of a Chinese lantern. By stripping down the lantern, the form could be explored in new ways through casting, shadow projections and geometry. The final transformation is a suspended wire framed sculpture that mimics the arcs created by shadow projections.