FIELDS & EROSION
ARCHITECTURE MACHINES
A series of architectural drawing machines that exhibit processes of displacement and erosion through control and unpredictability
ink
The first machine is a tilting plane that utilizes gravity and angular momentum to chronicle distortions from magnetic fields. Ink-covered ball barring glide across the surface and register their pathways onto paper. Underneath the board are interchangeable magnets that distort the movement of the balls through attraction and repulsion, creating controlled yet unpredictable results. Even when tested with the same parameters, results will never duplicate, however outcomes can be narrowed. These field manipulations are depicted in detail through repeated tests, resulting in abstract representations of distortion.
iron
To further explore the dynamics of erosion, I constructed a dual-sided CNC unit using open-source components coupled with ARDUINO programming. The machine is capable of 3-Axis maneuvers with precise control of speed and movement. Its flipping mechanic allows for flexible applications, such as using a magnetic movement head that glides across surfaces filled with iron oxide powder. The powder register a 3 dimensional marking of erosion and distortion, creating ephemeral forms. The results are complex landscape manipulations that prompted further study into erosion and corrosion.
salt
On the flip side of the machine, I began to experiment with how water movement and drainage can begin to manipulate solid forms over time. To accelerate the erosion, I used dense salt blocks usually used in the agriculture industry, to show how erosion, dilution and corrosion can become to speculate manufacturing and deconstruction processes. The sculpted salt blocks were the cast into concrete and reclusively eroded with water to reveal voids and apertures. For some of the pieces, I choose to keep parts of the salt intact, as they produced unique spatial conditions that registered concepts of material and corrosion.
