Sculpture work - Towers:

The acrylic sculpture was designed and inspired by the merging of a crystal structure with brain-coral engraved outer shell.  After sketching and digitally rendering the sculpture, I then used transparent blue acrylic sheets as the main material to play with light effects. A 1:10 scale model was laser-cut to test how well the CAD model worked and if any changes were needed for the final outcome which I decided to do in a blue clear acrylic to give a crystal like form to the final piece.

For my current personal project, I wanted to further explore how the interaction between sails and the wind could create different sculptural effects. I initially took photos of sheets blowing in the wind with multiple anchoring points to create different shapes. 

After initial experiments, I selected images with shapes that could be merged together and created a model. By taking inspiration from the masts of boats, I used a mast to anchor the sails to. The sails in this sculpture are fixed by sowing a metal frame and stretching fabrics on top.

For this project, I wanted to explore how different textures folded and compressed designs could be used depending on how light was shone at them.  I decided to initially experiment with folding paper in different directions in order to learn how to properly fold paper in order to get the design I would like and capture light and shade in a visually appealing way.

After experimenting with how paper could be manipulated and investigating how light was also affected by these changes, I created a structure  inspired by these paper folding experiments. Flowing towers was particularly inspired by the merging of creases from the paper experiments.  My initial plan was to blend this structure with other structures via continuation of the grooves of the building to create a city scape. However, this project was not yet completed due to lockdowns preventing further progress.