Mutation

field of mutation (Mu*ta"tion\): The

act or process of being altered or changed.

the field of mutation consist of the change or alteration of an original form in not one but several layers of transformation. Size, position, rotation, elongation, and compression are the different stages the form undergoes to achieve the desired mutation.

formula for mutation 1. pick a shape or module 2. duplicate it twice. First duplicate will be 30% bigger than its original. Make the second one 50% bigger.

3. connect the three shapes by touching only one face of its original.

4. duplicate the entire creation in step #3.

Move it 1.5 in. apart, rotate it 8.2 degrees clockwise, scale it 2.3% smaller.

5. repeat step #4 eleven times (meaning,

the 12th peice will be 25% smaller than the original, and with 90 degrees of rotation).

6. Duplicate the 12th piece. Move it 1.5 in. appart, rotate it 4.5 degrees clockwise, and scale it 4.5% bigger.

7. repeat step #6 eleven times (meaning,

the 24th piece will be 50% bigger than the original, and with 50 degrees of rotation.

experiments

Various experiments were done applying the recipe for mutation developed early.

Each duplicate undergoes several layers of transformation in a local level, from one form to the next. The purpose is to go from an object to a field condition. In field conditions, local relationships are more important than the overall shape. The final product is arbitrary.

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operations 1. module origin 2. module individual mutation (two new duplicates) 3. module arrangement (three pieces) 4. arrangement duplication and mutation 5. final product

form optimization

There were several operations that were developed to optimize the form. Museum board was designated as the material for the piece. When assembling the pieces, different problems began to appear: 1. The biggest piece of the module did not follow the designed shape.

2. Each module was standing on its own, so the rotation and position of it was not achieved.

Solutions: 1. One connection was added to get the desired shape.

2. In order to keep the exact rotation and position of each module, connections between each one were added. Three different locations were chosen for these connections.

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renderings