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Structural Steel Fabrication - Stages and Applications

Structural steel fabrication is a process that involves bending, cutting, shaping and assembling structural steel components to create complicated and accurate industrial and residential structures. Structural steel fabrication has a very high strength-to-weight ratio. Because of this versatility and flexibility, engineers use structural steel fabrication extensively in various industrial,…

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Documentation of Lab 8: Installation: Atlas

An Atlas is a spatial way of displaying information. In Terms of the conclusion of lab 8, we used the idea of the atlas to present our findings and exploration of installation techniques during the term. We displayed documentation and moquettes of our individual responses to each lab. By doing so we are able to draw on a collection of installation techniques which worked and did not work.

Columns

Traditionally, a column is a vertical pillar which supports structures, but it can also stand alone as plinth. In traditional architecture a colum is used for

decoration as well as support. One might think of the main Greek column types: Ionic, Doric and Corinthian. However, in the realm of art, a column can become much more than a decorative support structure. Think a stack of books to the ceiling or a string of flowers to the floor. They become structures in which to break up the space.

Stacks/ Piles/ String

A stack is an arranged structure of objects used to neatly pack objects with a sturdy structrue. Think of a classic game of Jenga where if one plank is

removed the whole structure is compromised. A pile is like a stack however it is more organically formed. Piles are often found within nature - a heap of rocks or sand formed by the natural elements. Piles are also a common trait of humans - think of the pile of clothes on the floor of your bedroom. Like a column, both can be used to disrupt a space. String can also be used to break up space or make space uninhabitable ( Think Duchamp’s His Twine installation). The repetition of string can be used to create walls or screens within a space.

Blobs and Drips

Soft forms are commonly used within installation as they effectively manipulate a white cube space. Blobs and drips are used to soften a space, however a concept often explored within art is the idea of a soft form made out of a hard material. So that doughy looking sculpture you like on pinterest might actually be made out of plaster. These softs sculptures take shape within drooping forms and objects which appear to be melting into the gallery floor.

Surface: Floor and Wall play

Within installation, many materials are used to manipulate the surface of the walls and floors of a gallery space. It is a tool used to disrupt space and connect the structure of a room to the rest of the installation. The repition of shape can be used to abstract a surface, changing the texture of a space.

Light sources

Light can be used to tranform the atmosphere of a space. It can draw attention to a specific area within an installation and it can hide others. The value of light can differ- from yellow fairy lights to a harsh spotlight. Remember the difference between warm and cool light and the effect it has on a space.

Screens

Screens are used to divide a space. They break up a room in order to create faceted moments of viewing. Screens can hang from floor to ceiling or they can be as high as your knee. They can be made of a single piece of fabric or a delicate objects stitched together. Think about opacity and what that does to a space.

Paper

Paper is an easy material to manipulate. It is very accessable and a cheap material to experiment with. Think of the many different textures and consistencies of paper and what they each do, from toilet paper to cardboard.

Documentation of my Atlas