INSIGHT

The majority of the physical elements in this piece were modeled in Blender. The head was then brought into Slicer for Fusion 360 so that it could be prepared for the laser cutter. The base along with the tower that held the LEDs was brought into Slic3r and prepared for 3D printing on a Prusa i3 Mk3 out of PLA.

The acrylic for for the head was cut on an Epilog M2 Laser Cutter and then assembled using acrylic glue and attached to the top part of the base with construction adhesive to ensure a solid bond. Once the electronics were assembled they were inserted into the bottom part of the base which was then affixed to the top and sealed with white vinyl to ensure it was not distracting from the sculpture.

The “control box” that enables user interaction houses a single rotary potentiometer and was made out of 1/8 inch MDF with a GravoPoly Engraving Board top, which itself was also engraved on the Epilog M2.

The vinyl that was affixed to the mirror above the “control box” was designed in Illustrator in order to fit the arc of the mirror and then cut on a Graphtec Vinyl Cutter.

The visuals that are projected on the wall behind the sculpture were created using Final Cut Pro in order to add an ambient element to the light created by the sculpture itself.