PROJECT 1: THE SIDED OBJECT 

Photograph: Mel Steppe

Location: CBE, Gould Hall
Date: Spring Quarter 2023 
Duration: 10 Weeks 
Level: Entry-Level
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Problem

• Using cardboard and simple assembly technique, create a non-representational form which, when viewed from different vantage points appears as binary opposites. 
• Examples of binary opposites; mass/frame, solid/void, concave/convex, linear/planar, simple/complex, positive/negative, implosion/explosion, poised/grounded, absence/presence, exterior/interior, reveal/conceal, protect/refuge, static/dynamic, modern/ancient, deliberate/chance…

Process

• Materials will be recycled, salvaged, reused or provided to provide an equitable course for all students.
• Collect recycled corrugated cardboard.
• Cut, rip, saw, soak, laminate, fold, glue, tape.
• Investigate white glue, contact cement, paper backed tape, and double-sided tape.
• Fabrication to be self-supporting, stable without base or support.
• Consider expression of marks of making and material
• Consider structure as form.
• Consider joints as inherent articulation​.​​

Final Documentation

• Photography should consider composition, lighting, and background. 
• Process
• Overall views
• One detail

Precedents Of Connection Methods:​

Stacked Cardboard Furniture ​

Folding Singular Plane

Intersecting Planes

Student Work & Images: Mel Steppe​

Student Work & Images: Ximena Santos​

Student Work & Images:  Van Le​

Student Work & Images: Kelly Zhou​

Student Work & Images: Luke Dutta​

Student Work & Images: Jasmine Madrigal​

Student Work & Images: Edilyn Grace Marquez​