Cardboard Quickie

It looks like I’m going to be taking part in an exhibition in Paris next year (more on that as it happens), involving some sort of zoetrope set up, so I wanted to start thinking about the sort of thing I might do for it. The 20 layer stuff I’ve been playing about with (see previous posts) is far too flimsy to be carting across Europe I think, so I need to come up with something more sturdy for the trip. I put this cardboard thing together without too much thought, over a couple of weeks I had to spare recently.

It has the usual problem of the central parts not really working properly and it doesn’t really work well when the whole object is in view (hence the series of close up shots in that video), but I like the pulsating movement and the flickering colours. I’ve already got more ideas on how to take this approach forward, possibly inviolving a laser cutter for more intricate stuff, if I can get access to one.

Here’s a Photoshop mock up.