Joining The Data

We arrived to the studio at the beginning of week 5 and came together to iron out the final details about the form of our piece, the materials is would be made with, the mechanics of how it would work, its scale etc.

After a lot of discussion we decided to stick with the tree form, specifically an abstract angular tree. We also agreed that the piece should have a strong base to support it, and that the Airen 'tree' trunk should be encased in perspex. The rational behind creating a secure base for the piece would be to protect the public, and the piece itself from damage or injury. This enclosure would be hexagonal, so that information about the six different pollutants being monitored could be explained in further detail on the piece. We plan for the information to be etched onto the perspex casing.

We realised that enclosing the tree may encourage people to litter, so we designed a hexagonal pyramid shape to sit on top of the case. This pyramid would fit tightly around the tree trunk so that there would be no space for anything to get in or out.

I created a 3D model of what this form may look like using Rhino3D. Seeing the form helped us to visualise the scale of the product and the materials.

We also created a mock twitter account using a template, to show what Airen's online presence might look like.

After completing all this preparation work we began to source materials to use for the next day, when we would begin building the Airen tree.