This is the First Phase of the Serial Planes project: The Altered Book.
The connected planes of this book were changed to produce something different.
Something Not a book
The Book was de-covered and then cut in half. The two halves will be later joined with one laying mostly flat to allow the pages to open up and the other half standing with the pages opening out.
The hardest part was laying out the design and then cutting through over 250 pages of paper. This was done to make the shape more organic and include negative space.
After lots of cutting and some rolling, the standing half of the book began to take shape.
With some folding and more folding and a little bit of hot glue, the second half of the book expands out.
The Final Product: An arrangement of serial planes that look nothing like the original book.
The two halves have been joined together perpendicular to each other. An added twist was brought about using a small section of illustrated pages. The dark pages offer a contrast to the other mostly white pages.
It is interesting to see how from all your research images, none was about serial planes constructions, and yet they guide you to an inspirational path of subject matters to be approached structurally in this way. To me, this relates to the dialogue between your subjects of study, dual languages perhaps, and so your narrative presents a perfect balance between words and images.
ReplyDeleteAs you mentioned, the approach to both pieces is very different. Both are successful on their own. The Book truly disappeared in the fragmentation of the spine and then through the exploration of negative spaces and intriguing accent of the “dark pages”. I believe you can take further pictures and close ups of the final piece in order to appreciate the uniqueness of the views from different perspectives.
The snowman is particularly successful due to its scale and minimal technique of construction. Looking at your research images, I got curious how the Gargoyle would have been.
Very good presentation of both projects during class and excellent narrative sequences posted in your blog.
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