APD week 4 Play + Place

By Xianyao Li (Lee)

Xianyao Li - s3875720

                                        Theme: Play + Object

                                        Theme: Play + Object

Context:

The theme is about play and place, and because of the lockdown situation at the moment, when thinking about the word place, I focus more on the indoor space where I live every day. The first idea was to make a small filter that can be installed on the little peephole on doors, it can change the image when you look through it after install it. But Matt shows us some example that is very similar with this idea, so I end up with another idea. When I look at my room, instead of furniture, I see a lot of 'gaps', gaps between furniture, gaps that I would not notice normally, so gaps are the main 'place' I was focused on for the past week. I was trying to find what things can fit into any gaps, then, I decided to use folded paper to fit it into gaps.

Method:

Depends on how narrow the gap is, the folded paper will extend into different lengths, the outcome will change based on the 'place'. Then, I use water paint to draw things on the side of the folded paper, the wider the paper extends, the deeper the pen can reach. I used that as a reference for the area where I can draw things on. Also, the position of where I sit is also a factor to consider, so every folded paper drawing is made based on which gap it fits in and the position and angle between me and the gap.

Response:

I am actually not satisfied with the outcome, the quality is not what I expected. It is hard to draw on the folded paper, it is easy to look like chaos. The material is also another reason because Melbourne is locked down now(an excuse), otherwise, I can go buy some materials like foldable plastic, pens, and colors that are easier to use.

                     

Reflection:

The main reason that I looked for 'place' in my room is because of the lockdown, but I did not like to blame no it because I still think I am satisfied with the idea that let gaps be the 'place' because we all see 'things' every day, but gaps are also very valuable space, and we normally ignore them, that's why I was trying to play around with gaps, it is just the quality of the work should be improved.