WEEK 4 - Community Node Proposal

The Node that I have designed for Mullumbimby is called the "Inception Node". Mullumbimby is know for its alternative performances and creativity in music, drama and art; and so my node can be used as a small performance space and for photography. I found the features of Mullum to be modest, but sometimes essentric and alternative in nature, and so I started with the concept of my node to be "psychedelia". I began investigating functions of kaledescopes and creating multiple reflections. I aimed to create spaces that would somehow distort out typical perception of reality.

 

The Inception Node, is a zone to facilitate
performances and photography. The Mirror Dome
has reflective surfaces within the inside of the entire
framework which displays the reflections of users.
A performer using this space will have their
image reflected around the entire roof of the dome
to display a visually interesting and appealing
distortion to the observing audiences. The two
other separate corners of the node are to
facilitate individual spaces for users to view
themselves in multiple planes and gives them the
opportunity to take photos and view themselves
from an alternate and unusual perspective. 

Mullumbimby is a quiet and essentric town, whose identity I associated with
expressing subtle themes of psychedelia and a free lifestyle.
I first associated my node with that of distorting one of the 5 bodily
senses and so chose to manipulate users vision. I first intended to develop
a human kaledescope and then developed these resulting mirrors
that disorient and replicate reflections within the multiple mirror planes.
I have chosen to enclose the outer frame of the node with timber, as I feel
this complements and reflects the countryside and environment of
Mullumbimby, and felt this would enable the Nodes to blend more
seamlessly into the selected zones. 

 

I have Positioned Mirrors in my node so that the reflection of the users is duplicated across multiple planes. I endeavored to create visual experiences for users that is somewhat disorientating and unfamiliar.

As individuals stand within the right side inclosed and more private spaces, they are able to observe their own multiple reflections and take photos if they desire.

The larger face of mirrors surrounding the performance space projects reflections of performers of buskers out towards an observing audience.

The structure of my node consists of a steel frame that is enclosed on the outside with timber to blend subtly with the natural elements in Mullumbimby.