Fourth session
Machine induced marks
In this session we have learnt about all sorts machine we can build and set up to make various marks. The very first one we all did, was a box, equipped with a spring and a drawing device. We have attached papers on each wall inside of the box and set the boxes in motion. I, personally, have chosen, again, an oil bar inside the box and have thrown it a few times from the top of the stairs. The marks achieved through this experiment were quite surprising, and I have found the session really interesting. Unfortunately I have lost the drawings made (they were quite small), before I had a chance to photograph them... I am a little upset about this, as I liked the result of this experiment. But I will try and recreate it at some point.
I have also attempted another experiment and have created another machine. I have taken some thick cardboard and rolled it into a cylinder. I have then attached some oil pastels and soft pastels with some masking tape to a spring each and to the cardboard. As it was cylindrical in shape, I have started rolling it back and forth for about 5 minutes. This is the result achieved.
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| side view |
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| view from the bottom up |
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| top down view |
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| machine opened up. Inside I have got a red oil pastel and a blue soft/chalk pastel, attached to individual springs and to the cardboard. |
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| better view of the marks achieved |
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