Poseidon Posters 1-7 revised

Poseidon

Scenario

Who is Poseidon?

Poseidon Is the Greek god of the sea. His parents were Chronus and Rhea and he is one of seven siblings, some of his well-known siblings include Zeus and Hades. Poseidon is one of twelve Olympian gods in Greek mythology. He was believed to have lived through the ancient Greek period from roughly 8th century BCE to 6th century CE and is commonly depicted as a strong bearded man with long hair, carrying his signature weapon, a Trident. He was believed to reside in an underwater palace which he created himself named the, “Golden Palace.”

Notable characters and what he was Known for Some notable characters

- Amphitrite: known for her beauty and often depicted riding a Chariot pulled by sea creatures. She is the queen of the sea, linked to Poseidon through Marriage.

- Polyphemus: Another of Poseidon’s sons, Polyphemus was a cyclops who was known for his encounter with Odysseus

- Charybdis: created by Poseidon himself, Charybdis was a mythological sea creature who was known for it’s ability to create whirlpool which would suck in and destroy ships in the ocean.

What he was known for

- The creation of the horse by smashing his trident against the ground in order to cause the ground to burst open and from that hole emerged the first horse to exist.

- His contest with Athena: Athena was a Greek goddess. In this contest they competed for the control over the famous city of Athens. Poseidon lost the contest after his saltwater spring was deemed less valuable than Athena’s Olive tree

- His role in the Trojan war: It is said that he helped the Greeks win the war against the Trojans through his control of the sea which he used to send Sea monsters and storms in order to spoil any actions that the Trojan army took through the sea.

The Allegory

The Allegory of his story is symbolic of just how powerful and unpredictable the sea can be, furthermore it also alludes to the presence of nature and how it can contribute both to devastating destruction as well as the creation of many beautiful things in life. To emulate this in my model, I want to create something which resembles the condition of the sea. To highlight the factor of unpredictability I want my model to posses two different speeds for the mechanical systems, to show the different sides of Poseidon.

Poseidon References

Statue of Poseidon

MidJourney Image - Poseidon creating the first horse

MidJourney Image - Poseidon Helping Mankind

MidJourney Image - Poseidon with his family

MidJourney Image - Poseidon’s Underwater Golden Palace (V1)

MidJourney Image - Poseidon’s Underwater Golden Palace (V2)

MidJourney Image - Poseidon Punishing Mankind

MidJourney Image - Poseidon creating a storm at sea

Poseidon’s Trident emerging from the ocean

Poseidon Experimentation

On the first rotation, it goes slow

On the Second rotation, it goes quicker. This is to symbolise the unpredictability of nature.

Using A bone mechanical system, when the rod is turned, Poseidon’s trident moves up and down.

Using a Skin and muscle mechanical system, the waves fold up and down.

Poseidon

Story Diagramming

Poseidon was born to Cronus and Rhea, as one of the 12 Olympian gods.

In the myth of Argonauts, Poseidon helped them by helping them to build the ship and then calming the sea so that they could effortlessly pass through.

Poseidon competed with Athena for the control of Athens. He lost this contest as his saltwater spring was deemed less useful than her Olive tree.

Poseidon created the first horse which aided mankind in their mobility and exploration.

Poseidon assisted King Laomeden with the construction of the walls of Troy, but when the king betrayed Poseidon, he sent a sea monster to terrorize the city.

After The beautiful nymph Scylla rejected Poseidon’s advances on her, in a fit of rage he transformed her into a hideous monster with 6 heads and 12 legs

After Odysseus blinded his son Polyphemus, Poseidon held a grudge and as a result, Caused a storm that wrecked Odysseus’ ship and killed many of his crew, and stranded Odysseus for 7 years

Poseidon

Geometry and Effect

converted to

module

Module simplified to abstract version in order to accomodate for manufacturing.

Simplified Module laid out in a row

Row joined together to make single module

Module repeated and laid out on wave-like spiral

Final Module

Poseidon

Variations and Mechanism

Once first module is activated, the next module follows by it’s attachment to the module infront. The mechanism represents the flow and beauty of the ocean

Vertical columns to engulf audience in Installation, Layout mimics the idea of sea monster tenticles extruding from the ocean.

Pulling wire causes Module to fold downwards

Row of Modules joined together creates one long module

Modules are then nailed onto the spiral and systematically activated along spiral structure

Intertwined spirals to immerse the audience

Mix of vertical and horizontal modules to create a more interactive design that is walked through

Poseidon

Attachment and impact

3D Structure Render

I picked an open area of rocket park as my site. The reason for this was because the gradual slopes of the park resemble a calm sloping ocean to contrast against the chaotic feeling of the installation and therefore represent the allegory of Poseidon, which is the 2 sides of the ocean, The chaotic and unforgiving aswell as the calm and nurturing.

Column Bracket

Fastening Bolt Bearing Pad Anchor Bolt

Concrete

Plan View of installation

Section View of installation

Floor to structure connection detail

Site Images