THE OUTER JUNKYARD
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Nothing But Some Amazing Space Junk From This Bird...
[ Space.Junk. 001 ] - The Bird's Nameplate
I Made This While Working As A Studio Tech At Penn. Apparently A Normal Name Tag Was Not Enough, So I Laser-Cut Myself Into A Piece Of Wood Instead.
[ Space.Junk. 002 ] - Illusion Pool Bird
I Had A Dream About Being A Tiny Bird. Then I Made This...
[ Space.Junk. 003 ] - Glitched Fish Bracelet
A Rainbow Fish Bracelet Made While I Was Testing The Internal-Cut Acrylic Technique Used In Some Of My Other Work.
It Looked Great. It Was Also Extremely Easy To Hit Against Things, Which Turns Out To Be A Problem For Something Worn On A Wrist.
Pretty Successful Visually. Not Very Successful Structurally.
[ Space.Junk. 004 ] - Meep Bird Simulator
Meep Birds Have A Very Specific Way Of Walking: Forward, Backward, Forward, Backward. I Turned That Motion Into A Physical Object. Shake The Frame Side To Side And The Bird Dances Back And Forth.
MEEP. MEEP. MEEP.
[ Space.Junk. 005 ] - Wearable Meep Bird Simulator
The Same Important Technology, But Wearable. The Birds Dance Back And Forth While You Walk. Walking Provides The Required Power Source.
MEEP. MEEP. MEEP.
[ Space.Junk. 006 ] - Echo Flower, Made On Earth
I Played Undertale Years Ago, And It's Been My Top 1 Game. I Still Remember The Echo Flowers. Earth Does Not Have Any, But Now I Have One At Home.
I Laser-Cut More Than 200 Tiny Acrylic Cubes, Sanded Them One By One, Solvent-Welded Them Onto A Clear Acrylic Sheet, Heat-Bent The Sheet Into A Display Stand, And Painted Every Pixel Individually.
I Sat In The Studio For About 9 Hours Making This. I Was Very Happy, And Filled With Determination :)
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