05 SUPER OBJECT
DESIGN BUILD STUDIO spring ‘20


Team:

M.A.R.S

Matthew Luck , Au’Yana Carson

Abigail Rose Crawford, Shakori Carpenter

Professor:

Mark Stanley At the beginning of this project, the studio was split into groups of four and three. The professor provided each group with a 3D model that he had made. The model in question had to remain in its original form and be produced at a 1:1 scale (6' x 2' x 4), but could be fabricated with any means. The main concept behind M.A.R.S.'s final design was to produce something that could easily be given back to nature. To achieve this, the group used two main materials: birch wood for the framing and plant matter made into paper for the skin. Post-completion, the project was named “Earth” due to its conscientious use of materials easily derived from the environment. Lights were looped on the inside to give it a soft glow, and the rockite footings were decorated with miniature-scale plant and human figurines.

In the winter of 2020, I produced these drawings for the project and gave it a concept. The narrative starts with the “Earth” placed on a large area of land in the middle of a moderately dense city. The scale of the “Earth” object isn’t out of the ordinary, but large enough that it won’t go unnoticed. No one can recall when “Earth” was produced; it just appeared. The surrounding populace can’t remember a time when it wasn’t there. No one reacts to it, despite there being a clear sign of buildings crushed underneath its feet. Since its appearance, there have been sightings of people going in. Due to the way it’s constructed, "Earth” does not allow for easy entry, resulting in various means needing to be implemented in order to get inside. Anyone and anything that goes in seems to come back out, so it’s deemed harmless. Regardless of what it does, apathy fills the city, as the same thing is on everyone’s mind: “At least it’s not me.”


Interior of the super object
Handmade paper skin of the super object
Close-up of super-object footing

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