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Yayoi Kusama

Making several reactive shape-shifting objects in space – this is the recent open idea for my degree project.

I got inspired by an installation called “Dots Obsession”, 2004 by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, seen at the Berlin–Tokyo/Tokyo–Berlin exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin. Big inflated blobs are suspended or free floating in space. The dots, the vibrant colours and the arrangement of wall mirrors have a very strong effect on the perception when inside the installation room.

Micro Flying Robot

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Seiko Epson Corporation has developed the FR Micro Flying Robot, the world’s smallest (according to Epson’s research) flying prototype microrobot.
The first version was released in November 2003, the second lighter and more advanced successor version with an image sensor unit and bluetooth control was released in August 2004.

The company hopes it’ll be suitable for security, disaster rescue and space exploration. Well, maybe even for doing some degree project. A swarm of little robots flying in space? Why not.

»FR Micro Flying Robot
»FR Micro Flying Robot advanced version

Inflatable Art, Architecture and Design

In the course of doing some research about intflatable or shape-shifting objects, I got myself a very interesting book: Inflatable Art, Architecture and Design.
Inflatables surround a very special fascination, but they can have a very kitschy connotation as well. I’m interested in simple things, that are fascinating and understandable even for little children while at the same time not beeing too superficial or worn-out.

electric moOns

electric moOns, by Christopher Bauder, Till Beckmann and Holger Pecht is a large interactive 3D display. It consists of 10 x 10 helium balloons, that form the dynamic display sculpture. The user can control the movement and lighting of the balloons to a chosen musical piece.

micro.spheres

micro.spheres is an installation of 16 autonomous robots in a room. The robots go by the rule to roll to the spatial center of the close surrounding. By means of this simple rule, the visitors can experience the complex interactions sensually.

The iconic potential

This is what I titled the topic of my degree project:The iconic potential of computational designTechnological progress has revolutionised the capabilities of digital design. Mainly in the field of Generative Design and Physical Computing (Awareness Design) completely new possibilities of expression and communication have arised. This work investigates the potential and the perception of dynamic Gestalt under consideration of Gestalt theory and anticipation.

The findings of my intermediate degree which delt with anticipation will play in important role in the perception of the final outcome.


Das Thema meiner Diplomarbeit habe ich folgendermaßen überschrieben:

Das ikonische Potenzial komputativer Gestaltung

Der technologische Fortschritt hat die Möglichkeiten digitaler Gestaltung revolutioniert. Vor allem im Bereich Generativer Gestaltung und Physical Computing (Awareness Design) bieten sich völlig neue Ausdrucks- und Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten. Diese Arbeit untersucht das Potenzial und die Wahrnehmung von dynamischer Gestalt unter Einbeziehung von Gestalttheorie und Antizipation.

Die Erkenntnisse meines Vordiploms, das sich mit Antizipation beschäftigt, werden eine wichtige Rolle bei der Betrachtung des finalen Ergebnisses spielen.

Getting started

This blog is going to document the progress of my final degree project (Diploma in Visual Communication) at Berlin University of the Arts. The presentation will be between 4–8 December 2006. Stay tuned.


Dieser Blog wird den Prozess meines Diplomprojekts (Diplom in Visueller Kommunikation) an der UdK Berlin dokumentieren. Die Präsentation wird zwischen dem 4. und 8. Dezember 2006 stattfinden. Man darf gespannt sein.