Good Scents: Smoke and Hankerchief
Bad Scent: Dead succulent soil and Durians.

When we combined our scents we realized that although we both had different stories, our scents shared similar visuals/concepts. We first brainstormed some concepts and possible designs.

Possible headpieces by Syadza

With the designs chosen, we considered possible materials – some suggested materials were holographic paper, acrylic, felt, straw, plastic, acrylic and tracing paper.

We settled on felt and blue transparent sheet as it showcases smoke easily and was easily bent into shapes. The rough texture and the pins showcased the turmoil and pain in the two bad scents Blue acrylic is comparably much smoother and also the calming blue is reminiscent of home.

We also had to consider light and shadows and how they react to the materials so we chose a translucent material juxtaposted against an opaque one. We realized that our good scents has reminded us of home and the bad scents are more hurtful.

We chose to keep the story and material of our two elements consistent.

This necklace is inspired by the act of intertwining of the two scents, I was intrigued by the way the materials juxtaposed each other and intertwining them created a sense of movement and interaction between the two scents.

It is a simple piece that evokes the idea of fluidity, calmness and interaction between the two scents.

The headpiece  echoes the story of the necklace, it is the center piece of the sculpture and we were intrigued by the way the lights reflected off the blue translucent paper.

Featuring G6’s most fabulous model. 

Collectively the piece tells the story of the two scents surrounding and almost engulfing us in the scent. The texture of the materials acts as a mnemonic device to remind us of the feelings evoked from the roughness of the felt to the sharp painful surface of tacks to the smooth texture of the blue acrylic. The color itself also reminds us of the smells – the black symbolizing the dark, deathly, dreadful memory of durian and dead soil and the blue symbolizing the calmness, peaceful nature of home.

We added the element of implied lines to make the piece feel ‘whole’ and also considered the element of XYZ axis to give the plane a sort of ‘depth’ to it.

Reflection

Overall working with planes was an interesting experience. It was nice to consider not just the length and breadth of the plane but also how the movement, curve and the twisting of the planes add dimention to a humble plane. It was also interesting to work on something as intricate as a piece of jewelry! FUN.