NARCISSUS
Narcissus tells the story of a handsome and proud youth, many individuals falling in love with him, causing rejection as Narcissus was only in love with himself.
While wondering through the woods, Narcissus came by a pool of water. When he first captured his reflection he was immediately captivated by his own beauty, gazing for hours on end, admiring and falling deeper and deeper in love with himself.
Growing weaker and weaker by being so infatuated with himself, refusing to leave the pool. Still gazing at his own reflection Narcissus died. The gods felt sorry for the passing of Narcissus and preserved his beauty into, the Narcissus/daffodil flower.
Everyone can enjoy his beauty with the flower symbolising rebirth and new beginnings.
The part in the allegory of Narcissus, where he firsts captures his reflection, this can be translated into an idea. The use of reflective materials such as glass or polished metal can be incorporated within a design. Symbolic materials can be represented through dark stone, conveying the sense of sadness when Narcissus dies.
reflection, this can be translated into an idea. The use of reflective materials such as glass or polished metal can be incorporated within a design. Symbolic materials can be represented through dark stone, conveying the sense of sadness when Narcissus dies.
The part in the allegory of Narcissus, where he firsts captures his
Everyone can enjoy his beauty with the flower symbolising rebirth and new beginnings.
Growing weaker and weaker by being so infatuated with himself, refusing to leave the pool. Still gazing at his own reflection Narcissus died. The gods felt sorry for the passing of Narcissus and preserved his beauty into, the Narcissus/daffodil flower.
captivated by his own beauty, gazing for hours on end, admiring and falling deeper and deeper in love with himself.
Narcissus in complete desire with himslef, ignoring evryone and everything around him.
Interpretation of the narcissus flower resurrected, with narcisuss being reflected in the pond.
Mythical Greek God
Narcissus, sitting beside a pond, revealing beauty, calmness and the look of utter desire
A building, water feautures, polished metals, reflective materials, symmetrical elements, set in a natural environment, daffodil or a narcissus flower.
Surrounded by a pond, reflection, yellow flowers or plants representing Narcissus flower, reflective materials, polished gold, natural backdrop and grey smooth stones
Pulling the sytem down the cylinder with the cable tie compresses the spring. Once let go the spring releases and takes the cable tie back through.
When the system is compressed the flower is folded and once released the flower blooms.
out from its folds revealing the resurrection and beauty, just to be pulled in again.
Plate/Stalk Spring
Cylinder housing
Cable
Base connection
Base top
Base
To reduce waste the design is moveable through the use of screws means it is not a permanent feature and can be dismantled. Connected to a vertical face the flower gets the most effect this way, allowing it to push into the space in which it occupies. Creating connection to focus and obsession.
Connecting with users through the ease of a touch, which triggers the gear to pull on the tie hiding the flower momentarily and then springing out into the space, with many placed together this creates a fiel of opening and closing flowers.
