Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Paper Models: Surface Continuity

PAPER MODELS





Model 1:
Joined in 3 places, this model displays moments of surface continuity in two different modes. In the first and simplest iteration, edges of one cell from each sheet are joined so that the outside surface of sheet B becomes a continuation of the inside surface of sheet A, and vis versa. in the second method, 2 acute forms of each sheet extend towards each other while turning to form 2 different connections. The first juncture reconnects the inside of A with The inside of B making a finite path. The other juncture does the inverse of the first moment of continuity, making the inside of sheet B the continuation of the ouside of sheet A and thereby completing the circuit.








Model 2:
in this model both sheets are cut along a line following the most dense area. this provides the opportunity to bend the two acute forms in that area to a greater degree and in doing so, the match up to a similarly bent edge on the other piece. these connections reach diagonally across each other to connect to the opposite side and the natural stress of the mesh pulls the two sides together forming a very dense node of connectivity. the topological nature of the surface is such that a continuos loop can be traced from (front A) to (back B) to (back A) and finally to (front B.) this is done by using both homogeneous and heterogeneous connections between surfaces. two connections each, four total.