3DDA

16th September 2019

What was your response to the project brief?

At first glance, the brief seemed straight-forward and simple, but that was before I had considered the three-dimensional aspect of construction. When given a brief that has constrictions but is relatively vague, I get excited thinking about the angle that I am going to take because it allows for more scope.

What is your understanding of the relationship between shape & structure?

Personally, the word ‘shape’ represents something two-dimensional whilst a ‘structure’ is a fully formed, three-dimensional entity consisting of various planes. I believe that shape and structure are co-dependent, meaning that there is no structure without shape. When describing a three-dimensional object’s ‘shape’, I think that one is referring to its silhouette and its organic or angular nature. Structure is slightly different, focusing on the way it stands and how it was formed.

Which shape is the strongest? Which shape is the most visually interesting?

My group started off by making a diamond which established the structure’s core. In the end, I think this shape was the strongest because of the way it allowed us to build on top of it and elongate its shape. We hung the shape from the ceiling which forced the object to slowly rotate when we pushed it, meaning we were able to see all its different sides.

You were asked to work as a team: How did this make you feel?

Typically, I prefer working individually just because I find it simpler and I get to avoid the difficulty of having conflicting ideas and opinions from my teammates. However, this group experience turned out to be a positive one and the different ideas we all had added to the individuality of our structure, enhancing our work.

How did the decision-making process unfold? Did you agree?

We went into the project very open-mindedly and ended up including most of the ideas that we pitched into the final structure. The process of starting small and building on top of the structure mirrored the way in which we developed our ideas, piggybacking and ending up with something that was an amalgamation of all our ideas.

What feedback did you get from your peers about your proposal?

They liked how I integrated the human figure into our structure, and some said they would be interested to see it as a performance piece where the body weaves in and out of the structure.

What was successful about the structure you produced?

I liked how versatile our structure was – it was big enough for people to stand inside yet light enough to hang from the ceiling. I liked how we didn’t have an exact outcome in mind and just let our ideas build on top of each other’s.

How did it reflect your project concept?

I feel as if our outcome fulfilled the brief successfully due to the concept’s vagueness and room for scope. Although this was a 3DDA workshop, we also managed to incorporate elements of film and performance into our project – I feel as if this enriched our structure’s purpose.

What would you change about the outcome?

If we had had more time to work on the structure, I would have liked to spend longer adding details onto each side. At one point, we lined tape in a row along one side of the structure to create a plane and the outcome was very effective. This played with both line and shape and drew the eye in to each corner.

Is the outcome an object, structure, urban plan?

Seeing as the outcome was so versatile, we decided that it worked best as an immersive structure where the audience is invited to step inside the object while it spins.

Did you enjoy:

1) Working as a group

Working as a group was very enjoyable due to the rapid nature of the task – the little time we did have meant that we would pitch ideas and bounce off of each other continuously. I felt that we were all very agreeable and receptive which made it a positive collaborative experience.

2) Making the structures

The construction process was straightforward, using zip ties to temporarily join our bamboo pieces was a clever technique that I had never thought of. It was very effective, and I have noted it down for future reference. Again, the process was so speedy, we were forced to keep adding and creating as opposed to backtracking or dissembling our structure. I feel like this meant our final outcome was as expressive as it could have been considering the time frame we were given.

3) Forming ideas

Coming up with ideas wasn’t too difficult for us, one person would suggest an idea and the others would add to it and alter it. That way, all our individual personalities were encapsulated in the structure we ended up with and it represented our group as a whole.

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