Yi Ting Liong

Projection Experimentations/Photogrammetry

In the studio I wanted to experiment with some more 16mm film and photogrammetry. I used a mixture of found tape and clear tape with alcohol inks on them to create the film. I think if I were to go down the route of using 16mm film, I would need to think about the narrative and what found film I would use to communicate it. For now, the coloured projection and the found film created an interesting effect not only on the mod roc but also the shadows behind them. The parts that I would like to explore further on is where the pat of the film where it was only the clear film with the alcohol inks. The texture the inks created were projected onto the surface and in Figure 3, and shone through the gap between the two mod roc models. This got me thinking about light projection is used to explore the space on the mod roc. Making a few different pieces of mod roc, I tried reflected more on why I was moulding the clay in a certain way. Using the movement of my arms and hands to manipulate the clay, using my arms for the mod roc to dry on to give more dimension to the pieces. I had also brought my first mod roc piece from the previous experiment (Projection onto Materials) and what was interesting was that the clay had started to fall apart to the point where there were holes in the model. I didn't research into how to use and mould with mod roc and did what felt natural to me that perhaps something went wrong, that being the reason why it was falling apart. Although it was not intented, I thought that the texture that was created was very interesting, the exposed netting underneath and also the hole allowed the projector to shine through.

Figure 1: 16mm Projection Experiment 1

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Figure 2: 16mm Projection Experiment with Mod roc 1

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Figure 3: 16mm Projection Experiment with Mod roc 2

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Figure 4: 16mm Projection Experiment with Modroc 3

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After experimenting with the paper and plastic model, I wanted to see what textures would be created if I were scan other. materials such as mod roc. In collaboration with Mateo, Figure 5 is a scan of the insides of a cassette tape. The scan was able to pick up the tape in a way that is clear enough to see the individual lines but still is almost merged together. The edited model on CloudCompare picked up the lines which give an organic (almost alive) impression. It also seems a little ominous (from the ash like texture) because the tape looks like it has transformed into tentacles.

Figure 5: Photogrammetry of Cassette Tape

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Figure 6 - 9: Photogrammetry of Cassette Tape with different effects

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Using the same programmes and technique, I used the mod roc pieces used in studio day experimentation as the model. I had three large pieces of mod roc that I then try to layer them onto of each other to create almost a mod roc landscape. This is because I wanted to see how the program would pick up on the empty spaces and wether I could guide the camera through the gap (Figure 1). After talking with Mateo, he suggested trying to bring in the model into Unity, using the object as the terrain to offer another experience of the material. Using different techniques that were shown in the workshops session, have given me the opportunity to explore mod roc is many different ways and in different forms (physically and digitally). When creating these pieces, questions were asked of what mod roc is and the response of "Isn't it just plaster?". From the different experiments I have done so far, I am really enjoying exploring the material in different perspectives which I feel that perhaps could another idea that I could explore further into, that mod roc is more than just mod roc.