Adaptive and Revolutionary Wayang Kulit

GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE BEHIND WAYANG KULIT GESTURE : TaniaChumaira // Research Cluster 3 The Bartlett School of Architecture - University College London Thesis Supervisor : Sam McElhinney Design Supervisor : Ruairi Glynn Dr. Christopher Leung William Bondin

Introduction Theoretical Research Research in Design

STRUCTURE

GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE BEHIND WAYANG KULIT GESTURE

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RESEARCH AND CRITICAL DESIGN PROCESS

WAYANG KULIT (INDONESIAN SHADOW PUPPETRY) PERFORMANCE

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UTILISING VALUES FROM SHADOW PUPPETRY CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES

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“... geometry is the conceptual ordering which affirms its relevance in spite of the sensory world. For architecture, geometry is measure, eidetic image, and ordered system,” (Davidson and Bates, 1997)

INITIAL BACKROUND

SEEING GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE BEHIND WAYANG KULIT GESTURE

INITIAL BACKGROUND INSPIRING LITERATURE

How the geometry principle in Wayang Kulit gesture can generate meaning within the storytelling?

How far is the geometry principle valuable enough in Wayang Kulit performance in order to deliver the storytelling?

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE BEHIND WAYANG KULIT GESTURE

The research examines the hypotheses of how the geometry principle in Wayang Kulit gesture is an unseen ordered system within the performance that is able to narrate the storytelling through the puppet gesture and then converts it into algorithm that can be used for visual interactive design

RESEARCH HYPOTHESES

GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE BEHIND WAYANG KULIT GESTURE

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• Learning from a small system of local wisdom • Introducing one of Indonesian exquisite culture • Allowing a global and renewed representation of Wayang Kulit system

RESEARCH AIM

GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE BEHIND WAYANG KULIT GESTURE

FIGURE : Animating form experiment (Author’s documentation)

• Defining the unseen geometry principle behind Wayang Kulit that is related to geometry principle in cinematic storytelling • Analysing the geometry principle in Wayang Kulit performance • Prototyping renewed programme for an interactive design as a structural synthesis of geometry principle of Wayang Kulit • Examining how the programme can impact the engagement between design users and the machine

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE

GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE BEHIND WAYANG KULIT GESTURE

What is the value from Wayang Kulit that is interesting to be discovered?

THEORETICAL RESEARCH

GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE BEHIND WAYANG KULIT GESTURE

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“Basically, there are 8 basic states in Wayang Kulit such as humble (refined), self confident (vigorous), humble and respectful (refined), respectful but self confident (vigorous and standing), respectful but self confident (vigorous and sitting), taking position (refined), provocative (coarse), provocative (coarse and head up),” (Groenendael, 1985)

THEORETICAL RESEARCH CURRENT FINDING

THEORETICAL RESEARCH VISUAL INTERPRETATION

THEORETICAL RESEARCH VISUAL ABSTRACTION

THEORETICAL RESEARCH

GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE BEHIND WAYANG KULIT GESTURE

What is the value from Wayang Kulit that is going to be developed?

RESEARCH IN DESIGN

GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE BEHIND WAYANG KULIT GESTURE

RESEARCH IN DESIGN

CREATING SPATIAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH LASER LIGHT

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PROTOTYPE

THE ORBITAL THRESHOLD

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changing shape

drawing multiple lines

drawing with intensity FIGURE : Author’s illustration

EXPLORING GALVANOMETER MOTOR DEVICE WORKING WITH POTENTIAL OUTPUT

overlapping

THE ORBITAL THRESHOLD

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GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE BEHIND WAYANG KULIT GESTURE AS DESIGN GRAMMAR

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BIBLIOGRAPHY LITERATURE REVIEW

Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan Thesis Supervisor : Sam McElhinney Design Supervisor : Ruairi Glynn Dr. Christopher Leung William Bondin

Project Colleagues : Renxiang Li (Mechanical Work and Visual Motion Perception Research) ) Wei Zhao (Tracking in Orbital Space Research) Professor Stephen Gage Fiona Zisch

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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TANIA CHUMAIRA

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