Nest of Plastic
Nest: 175 x 495 mm Right: 210 x 365
Left 220 x 260 mm Egg: 125 x 90 Tree: 570 x 582
Location. Seoul
Category. 3D Visual
Materials. Ostrich Egg Shell, Cast, Plastic Straws, Aluminum Can, Pink Foam, Wire Mesh
The corruption of nature by the manufacturing business was an important factor in the thought process of the project. Inspired by the role of the hawks, the apex predators of the sky are affected by the reducing of resources by humans in the food chain. The construction consisted of three parts: the metallic environment, the hawk feet, the plastic nest.
The metallic landscape and tree aids in understanding the human influence on the world in corrupting the natural aspect of nature. This was made through silver spray-painted pink foam.
The plastic nest provided another visual for the piece. The basket design of the nest is assembled from plastic straws that pollute the rivers and earth. This is another aid in visualizing the world around a human centered world.
The hawk feet became the centerpiece of the visual and represented the loss of animal life, the consequence of ruining the environment. The construction consisted of a medical gauss wrapped metal frame with pieces of ostrich egg pieces.
The corruption of nature by the manufacturing business was an important factor in the thought process of the project. Inspired by the role of the hawks, the apex predators of the sky are affected by the reducing of resources by humans in the food chain. The construction consisted of three parts: the metallic environment, the hawk feet, the plastic nest.
The metallic landscape and tree aids in understanding the human influence on the world in corrupting the natural aspect of nature. This was made through silver spray-painted pink foam.
The plastic nest provided another visual for the piece. The basket design of the nest is assembled from plastic straws that pollute the rivers and earth. This is another aid in visualizing the world around a human centered world.
The hawk feet became the centerpiece of the visual and represented the loss of animal life, the consequence of ruining the environment. The construction consisted of a medical gauss wrapped metal frame with pieces of ostrich egg pieces.
Process
The Hawk Legs
The hawk legs based on actual sketches of hawk legs, consisted of several steps to make them.
1. The structure was made of a 4 column support structure of wire in which layers could be made upon.
2. The wire form was then layers with medical gauze and let to harden into a surface where attachments could be added onto.
3. The claws were made of three clear translucent acrylic boards cut into triangular pieces. These were then grafted on with letter stencils to fill the emptiness.
4. Real Ostrich Egg shells were purchased and broken into tiny pieces to form the bumpy surfaces of the hawk legs
5. The gaps were filled with silver glitter glue and the tops were spray painted silver.
The Nest and the Egg inside
The nest was meant to represent an actual bird nest, however the derogative to comprehend the project to seem naturalistic but through artificial means was important.
For this reason, plastic straws were used to as the basis for the material, not only for its icon as the polluters of the seas but also for the flexibility offered structures as well.
After the straws were rearranged into the shape of the nest, they were then spray-painted silver to reflect a metallic world.
The Nest's Egg was an ostrich egg shell cut at an angle inserted in the middle of the egg.
1. The Ostrich egg was wrapped with aluminum foil
2. Line tape was used to demarcate the illusion of scrap metal joined together
3. Letter stenciling was imprinted on the surface to fill up empty spaces and provide a sense of scruffiness.
The Stage and Tree
Establishing the piece would take on a message of artificiality, several drafts were drawn on what direction it would take.
Themes of a dystopian world that evoked the destroyed skyscrapers, acid vats, and broken satellites were all explored, but the main shared element was a situation that evoked loneliness and the changes in elevation.
When discussion a lapse of time and increased artificiality, Salvador Dali's "The Persistence of Memory" could not be avoided. The way in which unnaturalness was imposed on the surroundings inspired a creative rendition of what a more exaggerated outlook on the dystopian future would look like.
To accentuate the artificial look, foliage made up of curled aluminum can strips were glued to the stage.
To create the Stage
1. Three foam boards were cut into pieces and stacked on top of each other to form the different elevations
2. The stages were glued with adhesive paste
3. The stages were spray-painted silver
To create the foliage
1. Cut off the aluminum can top and bottom
2. Cut out rhombus sized shapes off of the cans
3. Roll them around a pencil
4. Glue them onto the stage in a 3 or 4 layout
The tree referenced to Dali's painting was created in similar fashion to the stage.
1. Foam was whittled down to create the shapes evident to that of a tree
2. Branches were created to attach to the branch of the tree.
3. Together attached with glue and toothpicks, the structure was spray-painted silver.
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