APD Week 9

By Xianyao Li (Lee)

Xianyao Li - s3875720

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The theme is about play + abstraction, I was trying to define abstraction, but the definition of abstraction is too broad, I can not found a way to express it at the first. Then I tried to think the other way around, everything that is not rationale is abstract. Inspired by this draft, I was trying to use toys in my room to represent it, the bigger ball represents everything, the small ball represents rational things, the void between these two is the 'Abstraction'. 

To visualize this 'Abstraction', I was trying to using the liquid that can solidify quickly when I shake it, no one knows how it looks like before it is opened. I tried different types of glue, pour cold water to the ball while shaking it and freeze it in the fridge. 

I was trying to make the shape of the glue very strange but the outcome does not look like how I imagined. Because the glue is very sticky and after I took it out from the fridge, their shape is very 'normal', and they all stick on the ball which is really hard to take off, so I applied some baby oil to the internal surface of the ball to deal with the problem. It was a bit better after using baby oil,  but still, I was not satisfied with the shape, then I change the direction a bit,  instead of focusing on the shape of glue, I was trying to mix types of glue with different colors and focus on the pattern and texture. 

I searched about 'quick setting liquid', but most of the solutions (including the specific materials, certain temperatures) can not be made in a short amount of time, so I switch the direction a bit. It is a compromise but temporarily, I will keep finding new liquid to test, and hopefully make something that I am satisfied with.