PiPodium Process

Process, PiPodium I would like to thank Prof. Lauren Schreiber and my friend and colleague Kemal Can for their invaluable help. Problem Solution With this piece my intentions were, first of all to experiment with actual moving sounds. Secondly I wanted to incorporate more metaphors in the visual representation of the work. Arriving in a city far from your home, with a serious case of jet-lag and culture shock, makes everyday objects look very different. This is one of the key elements of nomadic life. It needed to be present in the work.There were a lot of mechanical, technical and material problems, and in this section, some of those issues are addressed. To view the general information, click on Introduction. To view the show, click on Exhibition.
	Image 1: This preliminary sketch was the departure point for the look of PiPodium. The drawing is an abstracted representation of a motherboard. The pipes here represent the pathways of information, and the human like figures are abstracted forms of circuit system.
	Image 2: Initial messenger design. Messenger is the device that carries the sound in the pipes. There is a simple amplifier, a battery holder, a sound chip (not visible here) and the speaker is placed on the panel towards left. The extension on the left was designed so that the sound would be better projected. Acoustically this design did not work as well as I intended, so the design was modified two more times.
	Image 3: Another design. This one worked better, but there still were some acoustic problems.
	Image 4: One of the final designs. The speaker is placed in an acrylic tube above the case that holds the machienery. With this design, the sound was directional, and that was a good result.
	Image 5: This is a raw, real life mock up with materials before they were manipulated. At this stage problems pertaining to the physical aspects were tested.
	Image 6: PLC testing. There were sixteen scenarios in which the messengers moved. It was a long and ardous process to connect the wires and correct the programming.
	Image 7: After the materials were manipulated, one of the first stages was to test the effect of light.
	Image 8: Support Structures being built. The pipes were inserted in these loops.
	Image 9: These metal pieces were weld in such a way that they would both secure the mechanism, and also act as support system for the pipes and messengers. This structure was almost the mirror (the motor was attached on one side, only) image of the other end of the metal rod. On the metal plate here are the microswitch, and the pulley. Behind the metal plate there is a small DC motor that worked according to the instructions coming from the PLC. The microswitch would be triggered by a small piece attaced on the timing belt (the white plastic band). The PLC would then instruct the motor to pause, or run backwards or forward.
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Process, PiPodium

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To view the general information, click on Introduction. To view the show, click on Exhibition.