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P02

Epiphyllum





Kinetic, Slow-living,
Wellbeing, Interaction




Sculpture design, Product design
March - June 2020

Solidworks, Keyshot, Procreate, Premiere, Photoshop

Abstract


So many products and experiences around us are designed to speed people up. Inspired by the biodegradable ‘Chandelier’ designed by Icelander Katrin Svana Eythórsdóttir, the project proposes that we need products and services which highlight and hinder this fast movement and get people to rethink time. It uses epiphyllum flowers as a visual metaphor and feeds from these theoretical positions by considering the ideas of ‘consciousness’ and ‘narrative’ within visual responses.





“How can I inspire an appreciation for the moment; to slow down time, through 3D design in various scales?”

‘Time is only a reflection of change. From change, our brains construct a sense of time as if it were flowing.’As Julian Barbour suggest, all the ‘evidence we have for time is encoded in static configurations, which we see or experience subjectively, all of them fitting together to make time seem linear.’








The Desk Clock

Since the desk clock is small in size, it would be easier to control if the petals rotate together with the shaft.
























































4PM Rotating: ③
5PM Rotating: ③+⑤
6PM Rotating: ②+④

The Kinetic Sculpture

The Epiphyllum clock is a contemplative installation that tells time through slow petal movements. Wind power and human force are used to ‘check’if the petals can rotate. Through a series of visual and tactile clues, observers are encouraged to ‘calculate’ the time and to contemplate time’s meaning in relation to the natural world.