Chance Operation; Bouncy Balls paint Box

For our chance operation system we wanted to make a system that would produce a visual piece of work using paint as the primary medium.

What we began developing was a constructed cube that we would drop in bouncy balls that were dipped in paint and then shake the cube and see what would result.


Materials:
1. Six 3"x3" white foam board pieces
2. Two small bouncy balls
3. red paint & black paint
4. tape
5. Dice

Procedure:
1. Assemble a cube with foam board, and cut a small flap on the top side to drop in the bouncy balls. Tape together the sides to make the cube.
2. On the top left corners of each side write a number 1-6, with a directional arrow 'up', which would designate in what order and direction to lay down the sides when done.
3. Roll a pair of dice to get a random number of minutes for how long to shake balls in the cube.
We landed on 4, so would shook the cube 4 minutes.

4. Dip each ball half way in paint, one in black paint, and the other in red paint.

5. Drop the balls in the cube through the flap on the top and shake the cube (we shook ours 4 minutes).

6. Take apart the cube, lay sides in order and direction according to labels on top left corner.

See the result.

Take a closer look;

Front side of cube / 1

Right side of cube / 2

Back side of cube / 3

Left side of cube / 4

Bottom side of cube / 5

Top side of cube with flap / 6

'As We May Think' - Vannevar Bush, thoughts & predictions

TBC

3 predictions of future technologies and tools to be used within the next 60 years include;

~ Hologram - live time/pre-recorded, use also in digital visuals (image recording)

~ Fluorescent plants ( more genetically modified) - use as light source at nigh ( or day), change in environmental importance - use resources without exploiting. 

Organic fluorescent processes used to replace electricity (household items). 

~ 

Ideas for Chance Operations - With Paint

1. Fan paint;

Hang blank drawing paper on a wall,
Set strings across(3), in front of the paper, Each string has 5 small pieces of paper on then (clothespins),
Each small paper has a dab of paint (red),

Set fan in front of stings, roll dice to determine how long to keep the fan on. (add for minutes)

Result - color image.

2. Dice paint;

Get a number of dice, dip in paint (red), roll dice on blank drawing paper

Result - color image.

3. Blind folded hand paint;

Black paper hung on wall, 4 buckets with paint inside - rubber lid (cross cut, can stick hand through but can't see what color)
First partner is blind folded

Cont.

4. Dice in the Box...

speed brain dump - class exercise

ideas/thoughts -

2.5.13;
natural textures, visually similar. physically different

organic colors, visually similar. physically different

motion sensor to trigger real experience

looping visuals

contrasting visuals & sounds

ambiguous visuals

multifunctional house items, ID