It took me a while to decide what to do for this project. I began by thinking about more realistic replications, but after a few dozen sketches, I came across a simple idea involving the swirling of a wave. I wasn't sure how to use it in my work, so I decided to just dig in with different materials for maquettes and see where that led me. Turns out, my best supplies were actually some wire coat hangers. My idea continued to transform as I worked with the materials and, eventually, I had to go back to the drawing board. These sketches were for the new idea; it was now less of a wave, and more of an abstraction of an atomic structure of sorts, with the wires joining together in the center to make a large knot.
Now, the hard part. Getting started with the final was the most difficult because I didn't want to use any adhesives, only the strength of the wire. As I proceeded there were problems with the wires breaking and moving about, making it extremely hard to get it to stand. I wanted the final product to be fairly dense without completely obstructing the view of the inner knot, but after a certain point it became almost impossible to add more wires to the structure. I have thought about creating several more to interact with this piece, but right now I do not have the supplies.
I really enjoy the way the light hits the piece, creating very interesting shadows. For presentation, I plan on using natural light and allowing the piece to be handled by other students, allowing each person to interact with it differently.
