DEVICES

The first-year orientation module for the A25 opened with a return to the basics – identifying any one scientific concept we were taught in the last two years that we found particularly interesting. We were asked to conceptualise a theoretical device that utilised this principle to carry out a specific function.

The next three weeks were filled with lots of research, drawing, and modeling as we tried to better express how our ideas felt, beyond the boundaries of everyday ‘diagrammatic’ communication. We used various mediums to experiment with form, structure, and the shape of our devices, blending abstraction and definition to curate something that was unique to ourselves.

The results were multifaceted and broad, ranging from depictions of futuristic, steampunk cities to visceral, grotesque studies of the human body. What started as a formula, or a theory, developed into something much larger – something that could be created, imagined, touched. The boundaries of what we thought was merely ‘science’ stretched to include abstract imagery, intimate visions, and innate sensations.