ARTIST STATEMENT
One thing I love to do in general is recreating spaces. I usually would do this in the digital space using blender but this project allowed me to accomplish this in a physical form. And with exploring spaces I have become incredibly inspired by Verner Panton’s work. He is an interior designer who designed many interiors in the 70s. I chose to recreate one among a series titled ‘Visiona’. And so I made a tunnel book recreating each layer of the sections in the original room. I look up to Panton as a designer and view his work as timeless while being highly innovative. And since I would be emulating his creation I wanted to give it the quality and luxurious feeling his spaces exude. I chose to design an all black exterior to highlight the colorful tunnel book inside. And because the exterior is all black I included multiple textures throughout (mainly matte black & black vinyl paper) to contrast between the two materials while still staying cohesive with the same color. Visiona 2 is an immersive experience, I chose to add thickness in the tunnel book layers & lights to contribute to this aspect. Overall, I wanted to create a high quality book that references a one of a kind space of the past.
MATERIALS USED: davey board, cardstock paper, sticker/vinyl paper, lights, x-acto knife, utility knife, super glue, cardboard, scissors, metal magnet closure, epson paper,matte paper, metal ruler, T-square, PVA glue, bone folder, laser cutter
FEATURES
* Magnetic side closure
* Inside pocket
* (1) info sheet & (1) Picture of Visiona II Exhibit
* Tunnel Book (32 concertinas)
* (2) Lights at back
* Inside pocket
* (1) info sheet & (1) Picture of Visiona II Exhibit
* Tunnel Book (32 concertinas)
* (2) Lights at back
Construction Details: Each page used in the book is laser cut cardstock sheets. From sketch to vector I tried precisely to reference the layers (shapes & colors) used in the original exhibition. Overall aesthethetic, design, & construction done by me.
Total hours involved: 39 HR 20 MIN
