Sunday, 4 December 2011

Power of Making at Victoria and Albert

Yesterday I went to the Power of Making exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum.

There was such a variety of work; from riding saddles to machines that could ultimately replicate themselves - the exhibition truly celebrated the practice of making and the opportunities it presents. There was also a workshop going on - where they were showing the public how a 3D printer works and getting people to design and then print mini buildings which they were making into a miniature city - kinda like a monopoly board. I thought the 3D printing was awesome but didnt realise just how long it takes! - about 45 minutes for a 5cm by 5cm shape.

Really loved this film that was shown - focusing right down on the detail of each craft.



I was also really interested in the work of Sabrina Gschwandter who makes quilts out of 16mm film - creating really interesting patterns.





















Also came across this new app called Penki that allows you to 'paint with light' using you iphone. Here is a little video that shows hw it works - really wanna try this out!



Overall it was a really interesting exhibition - making you look at objects in a different light.

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