Distopia & Algorithm

We started with a set of directions, a group and a goal to create a world for objects that dwell. The group I was assigned to sat down and decided an abstract way to come up with a number to start with. We decided to measure the length of our urine each time throughout one day. We then added all of out numbers up and divided that number by 5, because there was 5 of us in the group. The resulting number was rounded to 10.

Once we had our number, we then needed to create another algorithm to create shapes. We took a map of the united states and drew lines connecting each of the states alphabetically. The lines intersected and connected to create multiple geometric shapes in many sizes. These where the shapes we used to inform our structures.

We then created a list of things that dwell and places they dwell in. Including dreams, dogs, air, viruses, food, and people to state a few, our list was quite extensive and inventive.

Once we had our list we used out number to count from the bottom of one list and the top of the other list ending up with strange combinations of dwellers and dwellings.

The three combinations I obtained where, Community center for light, a Court house for dreams and a Mall for keyboards. Ultimately I decided against working as a group and chose to work individually building all three structures on my own,

After building my community center for light, I also felt no connection to the mall for keyboards and chose to reuse the algorithm to get a different combination. which resulted in my 3rd structure becoming a chair for spiders.

Court House for Dreams

Community Center for Light

Chair for Spiders