installation experiment

exper. A

For this experiment, I hung the cellophane that I cut into small pieces onto cardboard under the bridge rail to see how reflective it was during the early morning. I also left one end of the cellophane unglued so that I could test how the wind flow affected the movement of the light reflection on the bridge wall. This was done when the weather that day was quite overcast, so there was very little light reflection coming out.

Cellophane framed on cardboard hung on the bridge rail at 10 am, cloudy weather.

exper. B

I further created even more framed cellophane and suspended them in different angles and heights using a 2-meter long string as a structure to see how effective these models can reflect the sunlight outside the window onto the surrounding wall and floor. Not to my surprise, this experiment was not very successful as there might be plenty of cellophane, but not many were reflecting because I could not get the angle right.

Based on the feedback, I could have refined these by making less of them, more patterns, and bigger for better reflective quality. Also, better choice of materials could also be done by using more refined ones instead of cardboard.

Also framed cellophane hung on a long rope near the exit entrance at building F from 2-6pm.

exper. C

The third experiment on the origami mirror lantern was the most interesting to work on for me personally. The original concept was then actually transformed into another better version for my final installation

Initially, as I tested out folding multiple mirror papers into lanterns, they were not as reflective as I expected compared to when they remained still and flat, though I thought the form and shape of the origami lanterns would add a charming look to them. This might be because most of the glossy surfaces were being closed and restricted due to being taped between so there would not be as much surface area exposing the direct sunlight.

Foil paper foled iand taped into lantern balls hung on the bridge rail at 11am, sunny weater, just after a rain.

However, when I opened the papers out with the folded marks on them, the light reflection surprisingly came out a lot better than the previous one, which was something that I was unaware of. Therefore, I felt that perhaps the swirly firelike effect could be an ideal focus for my final installation, something unique and different from others.