Inspiration/Concept –

I got inspired from Troika’s ‘Dark Matter’.2014 which is a large black installation that looks like a circle, a square or a hexagon depending on where you’re standing.

I wanted to make an object that shows interesting shapes depends on point-of-view.

Exploration –

Test with graph shapes-

I started to play with graph shapes. By applying different shapes from top,front and side and intersect shapes, I could get 3d shape that has all three features.

 

Street Sign test-

I thought this technique can be used to make a 3d object that shows different messages in three perspectives. So I tried to make a street sign but changed mind because  it might not stand out on the street because of it’s complexity.

Making Sundial –

After some tests, I thought it’s better to make sundial with this technique. Sundial only shows silhouettes of objects. Even though the shape of object is complex, it’s possible to read text in certain time from its shadow.

I started to build sundial that shows time at 10am and 5pm

Process//

Step1 – drawing desired time on ground

Step2- Make V-ray Sun and set location and time to get sun direction.

Step3 – Extrude text to sun direction.

Step4- Change time and get new sun direction.

Make one more text extrusion.

 

Step5 – Get Intersection geometry.

Step6 – Put stand

Step7- Get curves for laser cutting by using contour and shear command.

 3d printed sundial

photographed at 12pm.

Iteration – I might be able to make a sundial that shows time from 9am to 5pm

with sets of this objects. Also by automatically adjusting object’s rotation as date changes, the sundial could be usable all year round.

Laser cut version (dimension 20*15*15cm)