The first test involved white paper and a 2” x 2” grid structure. I created a smaller system within the larger structure. The material choice of plain paper and tape gave the grid a flexible quality creating organic voids between the grid form. By placing a translucent sheet on top of this structure, the shadows were manifested in a variety of ways related to the changes in aperture.
The second screen was a simple iteration of the first. I was interested in keeping the uniform grid structure, but manifesting it at a larger scale. I kept this as a 2-D panel, but again analyzed the aperture size. The random pattern of closed, partially open and open was designed to foster movement across the panel. By manipulating the panel’s planar quality, the patterns created from the shadows help to emphasize movement.
The final panel I used the grid structure as an underlay. From there, I transformed the grid into a simple pattern to see how the geometric form could become more organic through repetition. This pattern was also created one white paper, but with an added glossy finish. The tonal value of the transformed grid was a clear and beautiful way to read the effect of light. The contrast was most evident in the natural light when a translucent panel was added as the final layer and the first two grid formations cast a more elusive pattern.