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For my first transformation of the space, I built and installed a zoetrope model showing the progression of a man walking. A zoetrope is one of the earliest forms of animation, which uses slightly altered images placed repeatedly after one another to deceive the eye into piecing together a moving image. The zoetrope in this space was constructed out of foam core, white paper, and tape. The viewer of the space creates the motion of the zoetrope by twirling a small rod constructed out of foam core and tape that protrudes from the bottom of the model. When held steady and peered at through the window, it produces the basic image of a man walking through the space.
I chose motion as the first way of transforming the space because it seemed the most obvious to me. The empty model I constructed was clean and precise, but it was also bare and empty which did not reflect the reality of the actual space. There is constant movement within that room, whether it is literally movement of people and objects or more subtle movement such as sound or changing light. The repetition created by the man walking, which is slightly disorienting, is representative of the constant cycle of movement that is often experienced within that particular space.
I chose motion as the first way of transforming the space because it seemed the most obvious to me. The empty model I constructed was clean and precise, but it was also bare and empty which did not reflect the reality of the actual space. There is constant movement within that room, whether it is literally movement of people and objects or more subtle movement such as sound or changing light. The repetition created by the man walking, which is slightly disorienting, is representative of the constant cycle of movement that is often experienced within that particular space.