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Project Update 04
Conference
Final Thoughts
As we approach the final performance, I shall reflect on the conference that happened last week. It was nice to hear an outsider’s perspective regarding our Touch performance and their interactions with Prof Randall, Prof Galine and Angelina. I thought it was nice to have each of us talk about the concepts Read more →
Project Update 03
I finally managed to obtain the pictures of me making my costume so I will feature them in this post alongside some of the images from our rehearsal and my thoughts on it.
Costume-making
Process and Electronics
For my costume, I started out with cutting the plastic and arranging them according to the different shades of yellow, orange and Read more →
Project Update 3
Continuation of dress-making
So far I had the shape of the dress along with the mesh and collar. The next steps were to add decorations to enhance the design of the dress.
Boiling of extra organza, there was insufficient
To achieve an ombre effect on the skirt, I used this spray paint
After spray painting the dress
Starting to sew the Read more →
Project update (Week 12)
Final dress
Adding boning to the sleeves to create wavy appearance
Continuation on dress making
Sewing three horizontal strips on the under layer of the dress as ‘pockets’ for the RGB LED strips
Under layer of dress with lights on
My choice of 5 different lights, namely: Red, Blue, Orange, Purple and Yellow was inspired from the colours of a jellyfish.
My choice of white colour Read more →
Project Update (Week 11)
Continuation of dress making
Performance – “Look at ME”
My performance starts off from a quiet chanting of “Look at me” as I make four different hand actions.
The four actions are:
moving my hands in a rotational way before me along the level of my torso (While saying “Look at me!”). when I want to project my idea to someone, my hands move outwards to Read more →Project Update 02
Documentation of the skirt making so far…
I tried out the method of melting plastic together by laying plastic over one another and ironing it out using a layer of baking paper.
Collected different shades of yellow and red plastic and tore them into pieces.
I proceeded to stretch the plastic and crumple it Read more →
Project Update 2
Dress adjusted and altered to be more tightly fit
Scrunching the silver organza together for shape to prepare for boiling
After boiling the fabric, releasing the foil
Finished product
Working on the electronics, programming the force resistor and LED light
Sewing the neckline, pinning Read more →
Project Update 2
Dress adjusted and altered to be more tightly fit
Scrunching the silver organza together for shape to prepare for boiling
After boiling the fabric, releasing the foil
Finished product
Working on the electronics, programming the force resistor and LED light
Sewing the neckline, Read more →
Project update (week 10)
Before I continue,
I would like to thank my awesome teachers: Galina – for guiding me in the making of the dress and for the overflowing love she has for us Naga – on the programming of the lilypad mainboard, and advices on the type and quantity of electronics I should get Angeline – for guiding me in creating my solo performance Read more →
Project Update 2
Character Sketch
She is a seer in the darkness of a dystopic virtual world, haunted by strange, disorienting sounds when people touch. Tiffany has a desire to lead her fellow beings in the colony into a safer third space to find new life and refuge with Angeline. She boldly engages the colony in the discovery of new forms of images that Read more →