modular pattern made from gelatine sheets. when wet turns to jelly

Notes from Thurs

Here's what we got down on paper on Thursday to keep in mind tomorrow and for the rest of the week.

Anatomical architecture research

Ok, so I've been doing reading on different cultures beliefs around the body and cannibalism, as well as research on the human anatomy and drawing connections between the two to develop a sort of conceptual language for the architecture we are trying to create. I have also been developing ideas as to how we can develop the idea to involve different generations into the system, for example how children might be involved.

This is taken from Aztec culture and their cannibalistic beliefs and practices:

They believed there were 3 major 'life centers', these being the brain, heart and liver.

The heart is a symbol of vitality, knowledge, affection, memory, habit, inclination, will and direction of action and emotion.

The brain is a symbol of conscience, reason, and analytical and logical thought.

The liver is a symbol of vitality and affection and the forces making an individual brave, vigorous and strong.

With these ideas in mind I have then been looking at human anatomical structure for ways of informing the growth patterns of our architecture. I have been looking at this from the point of view of the three 'life centers' acting as starting points for growth, from which architecture in directions informed by the surrounding anatomy.

The nervous system which stems from the brain could be used as a reference point for growth that is reflective of knowledge, reason and conscience based on the persons virtual existence. This growth could be shared amongst generations in a different sense to the taste we have talked about being in a sexual nature. Sharing of knowledge from older generations to children is a child's main form of development. The honesty of this 'knowledge taste' could allow future generations to develop and learn without the deception of the virtual.

The circulatory system stemming from the heart becomes a reference point for growth based on affection, moods, and develops architecture for choosing a sexual partner.

The liver, a symbol of strength could produce growth for the purpose of protection or as a taste of a personal mental and/or physical strength which can often be a factor in the choosing of a sexual partner. In this instance the reference point for the growth could be the skeleton, the internal framework of our bodies that gives it strength.

These three growth types could be used as layers of growth that wind together to form a more intricate architectural language, using different textures, colours or forms for the growth of each layer, to produce architecture that is more symbolic externally of the complexity of our physical body internally and our mental state internally.

As well as the Aztec theory I have been thinking about creating growth on the hands in terms of people sharing their food and knowledge in a less sexual manner to determine how we might create forms of communication between us and people other than our sexual partners. The architecture of the hand itself is also quite interesting and could be exploited in terms of referencing more growth in this area.

I have been experimenting over the weekend with SolidWorks trying to replicate the forms in 3D so we can print small parts and then grow from them with gelatin or some other similar substance. At the moment this is having limited success, I'd like to collaborate with the digi guys on this to see if there is potential to 'hack' the geometry from the program im using to get these images. In the mean time will continue experimenting with generating molds for casting gelatin and small 3d printed parts to create the layered effect I'm trying to describe here.

In progress Procedural Growth

I'm making good progress with growing plant like objects in Houdini. Still needs a lot of refinement in the geometry side but I have a few ideas wwhich I think will make it look really nice.

Click here to see a quick render.

I'm hoping that if we have some good footage tomorrow, I can start to track some initial things onto the skin of people.

This is more to show that the tech is working more than anything else (lots of head scratching!). I'm using some of Ben's generated images as the base for generating the organic growth.

Photography Lab

Leon is away today, so I have emailed him. I cant see why it would be a problem for us to use the lab, but you can never be sure.  Just in case, can anyone think of another space we could use?

yo team,
So i was thinking on how this architecture will manifest itself on the skin and i thought a really sweet idea would bee a leech like organism that attaches itself to your skin and starts to grow the edible shell (body). The leech that I made has a skeleton. two reasons. the edibal body needs something to grow out of and it would look cool to make a spinal cord with the rapid prototyper.

Meeting this week.

Can everyone do a thursday or friday avo?

I'm working all weekend, but other then that I'm pretty free.

We need to start getting footage on Tuesday to polish a good film, so we should probably get together and figure out what we need to shoot.

using cnc to create digital surface.



how does this digitally created surface relate to our skin? machine lines seem to reflect fingerprints

Blog changes and other stuff

From now on, can you guys add a label to each post you make? This is so your post gets added to your personal category on the right hand side.

The place to enter this is underneath the field where you type your post. Just start typing your name and a list will pop up with the full category.


I've also received word that my chrome plated juggling ball has now been shipped. I'll be using it as an HDR probe so we can integrate our CG and real footage elements believably.

Music Exeriments

Because 386 has been busy with the sound recorders im even lucky that i got one in the first place! Picking it up tomorow.
In the mean time I've been reading about sound and how to record 'wet' sound and 'dry' sound. riviting stuff. Theres some good precedents on youtube too.
Byron was looking at getting us a sweet camera for filming the second week of the holidays so Ill have a read up and play around about that too.
C u in the morn

Scott Update

Hi guys,

Just wanted to make the team aware that I haven't completely disappeared off the face of the earth. I have been very very sick since last Friday (day after I last saw you all) and hence unable to do any work unfortunately. I have now been to 3 doctors after 4 days of spewing up the drugs initially given to me and hopefully finally have a realistic diagnosis pending blood results I should be getting tomorrow. The doctors presume I will need another 4-5days to recover from what they now presume to be glandular fever. I will keep everyone posted and I hope to be back working with everyone at full capacity soon. Work looks good :)

Cheers

Scott

so with the seeds that grow the architecture on the body, i have been thinking about how they will attach to the body.

if the seeds were to attach them selves onto a body at birth, their pattern could follow the bloodstream through outer veins. this would mean the architecture would be unique for everyone.

piercing also could be present for this idea? these seeds could attach to the body like a leech by burrowing into the skin. this would mean the growth would be influenced directly by the bloodstream.

biddy biddy seeds have a unique way of spreading... they have spikey/ fluffy outers that when an animal walks past, hooks onto its fur. could possibly look into this idea through rapid prototyping..

Sound Experiments

First Video can be seen here
http://www.vimeo.com/10508998

First Audio Iteration
http://www.vimeo.com/10508998


We need an overall 'tone' for our vid.
We have discussed (briefly) and decided to run with sexual attraction for this presentation.  This will dominate the tone of our vid, photos, and audio.

So we have been working with the surface quality of the gelatine casts. some turned out pretty sweet.

attempting to laser cut the stuff didnt turn out as planned as it stuck back together as soon as it was cut but it did make some beautiful surface finishes however.

also working with magnetic skin. it effected the gelatine in a cool way by pulling it all over the show, but thats expected. how can the gelatine skin be effected by a third party other than a magnet?

Processing some stuff in processing.

Processing!
Patterns for laser cutting and they all also animate so we can do videos of them growing.
YAY.

Vascular berrys

Well I have been doing Processing sketches up until now some samples below (these all grow etc) I was going to 3D-ify them into solids, but that will take me too long, for too little output. (I'll post up those tomorrow)

I did however have an idea for some 3d print models: Basically berrylike things growing from stalks from ones veins. the berrys are like a cage filled with a jellylike substance :)

So Idea had, I set to learning houdini to achieve it :)

What you see here is just the jellyless shells attached to stalks:

And a single berry shell:

so ya those are screenshots of my WIP, my idea is to get these 3D printed then dye them, lacquer them then set the pods into jelly so they get filled with... well Jelly.

The berrys themselves have no back so they would sit against the skin and "stick" there and can be peeled off.

The models aren't quite done but I hope to have them mostly finished by tomorrow.

Chur

BITE ME

We should call ourselves BITE ME. Ross said :)


What are we all doing from here:

Scott: Working in solid words to make molds
Cam: Experimenting with CNC milling machine, making molds.
Ben: Form and motion for the website, and designing the growth pattern for the seeds.
Ron: (although not here) you have been nominated as 'laser cutter'
Byron: Charging on with motion tracking
Kev: Make molds and work with the gelatin
Medi: Files for laser. Working on combining the mold aesthetics with the laser. Audio.

3 weeks until next crit.  We want serious material to work with for film and video by the middle TUESDAY of the hollidays!

Sun Tatoo

Laser File

Organic stuff to laser cut.  Give me some feedback and I'll keep experimenting with them

http://www.lizettegreco.com/roberto/nervio.html