Project 5-Dialog

For this project, there were a lot of similarities to the previous one. For example, using 12 rods (skewers) and 12 planes (4"x6" Bristol). Although, in this case we had to "create two distinct spaces that relate to one another in a mutually supportive way." Except there was a catch. We were only allowed one fold per plane. I had difficulty trying to find a dialog so that I could start working. The thing that stuck with me was about dialog were opposites. So I decided to work with that idea. I searched for different type of opposites. From that I narrowed it down to three types of opposites. I came up with a plan to incorporate all three, which were dark & light, heavy & light, and empty & full. I came up with using light & heavy with empty & full together as one. I created bowl-like shapes with my planes and skewers, which used 8 of each in total. That left 4 of each, which I used to 'fill up my bowl.' This is my first model:My idea was to create a balance or scale in black and white (for my dark & light) where my 'full' bowl would be on the lower end and my 'empty' bowl on the higher end. My challenge with this was again the skewers because of their length. How was I going to make a height difference between both bowls if I couldn't change the height of the skewers? At first, as my first model shows, I decided to adjust the placement of the 'heavier' bowl on the skewers. However, for some reason, it just didn't work. I can't remember if it wasn't visually pleasing or if there was a deeper issue. So, I decided to that I would create the base suited for my height obstacle. In the end my idea was to hide the skewers in the base. Because of the height of the skewers on the lower end and wanting dramatic height difference, I ended up with a HUGE base. One end was 7" high and the other was 14" high. Not only where they tall but were big columns. Each column was 6" wide. Once I had built my base I became unsure of it and I asked for some help. It was said that the base was so big that it became the focal point, which was not the intent. My dialog had gotten lost in my base. So I had to change my base. I had a lot of trouble trying to figure out how to downsize my base but still have my original idea of a scale while hiding the skewers to avoid having extra space. It took me a few tries but I was able to create a base using white and black matte board to make a kind of scale/balance for my 'bowls.'