FYP MEETING 3
Meeting with Lydia
14 May 2009


After showing Lydia our completed torso’s exoskeleton, further discussion about pushing our ideas forward were done.

Question raised out of the meeting
1. Listing down our budget
2. Adding dramatic effects to the skirt
3. Where will be the location of our exhibition

Lydia mentioned that we should keep all of our receipts. Upon hearing that, we currently spent a total of $7++. Which was later mentioned to be great things as we are creating a statement by “spending a minimal amount on art”.

Since we are DDI students, we need something to create a sense of interaction between product and users. Lydia then mentioned adding movement to the skirt or dramatic effects on the skirt.

OUR IDEAS:
• Adding a puffy skirt using the mechanics of an umbrella to be placed on the lower part of the exoskeleton. This was our initial idea, which was to a Victorian style skirt by using the help of an umbrella to create that effect. Picture 1 will best describe our thoughts.

Picture 1

• Basically the video is about the usage of light in a tangible material. IN this case it’s balloon. Since effects are needed to create a WOW factor, we can play around with the lights such just like the video. The skirt can be lighted up in momentum or different timing for each section.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Qi2n1MSo8


• Another idea was to create a red carpet on the long skirt. We want the viewer to walk on the red carpet which then leads to our sculpture. The colours will change slowly from white to off-white, pink then to red. Ziqq thought of using different materials such as ironed plastic and cloth for a better transaction. Picture 2 will give you a rough idea of how it is to look like.
Picture 2


For our exhibition location, we have yet to decide. But we have some possible ones.
• National Library (Bugis)
• Jurong Library Open space
• A hospital
• Bugis Illuma

Robin raised an interesting idea about adding meaning/value to our work after everything is done. Here are some of the ideas.
• To sell/auction our works and the money go to a charity organisation
• To have an art workshop using the concept of our work which is “Spending a minimal amount on Art”.

We thought of doing it for the children suffering for an illness such as cancer/leukaemia. We wanted to add meaning to their life and to encourage them to express their emotions healthily which is through art. This website are a list of possible organisation we could volunteer.

http://www.aasingapore.com/attachments/wysiwyg/3730/VolunteerOrganizationsinSingapore1.pdf

Minutes done by sahida