[RE]actions

This week we were assigned a project meant to manipulate light using MDF. We took inspiration from both a life experience that we value, and from nature. I took my inspiration from leaves that I found on a walk around campus. I then drew several sketches of the leaves that I found along with some flowers I picked off the trees. Once these preliminary sketches were complete we came up with designs and made our way to the woodshop to practice cutting the wood into the shapes we wanted.
A lot of people experimented with the way shadows change when their design rotated. In this rotation the shadows change drastically, making the project seem as though it is morphing shapes.

By experimenting with this movement we fulfill the objective of the project because we are manipulating light in abstract ways from the very realistic inspiration we took. The movement of the shadows when a project twirls, and the way the light bends to create the shadows gives the room a completely different lighting, and therefore a completely different feeling.

When thinking about this project we had to take into consideration the amount of light we would have available, the answer is not much, so we took advantage of the reflective surface of the tables in the Crit room. The reflection of the light also helped activate the lines of the shadows in a more interesting way as well. It seemed to double the shadows up into a more complex projection, more so than a very absorptive surface would.

From our natural sources of inspiration we used another source (light) and portrayed our inspiration in an abstract way. The main point of this project was that the material we were using was light, not he MDF. This is something that I lost sight of. I focused on the form of the MDF and not as much on the way it manipulates light.

By drilling curves, linear lines, holes, and any other shapes into the MDF we illuminated the room by redirecting the natural light. We changed the