Fig 1. protect the interior (author's own)
Our structures were going to be destroyed, we weren't told with what exactly but all we knew was, something was going to be dropped on each and everyone of them, so our job was to create some sort of protection using paper. Assuming what was going to be dropped is heavy, I thought the only way I could protect my piece is by filling its interior, this way the force would be spread onto a larger surface area rather than just the spaghetti structures limbs. I then wrapped the whole thing with paper too, just to give it that extra bit of protection.
Fig 2. cast a shadow (author's own)
In Fig 2, the shadow becomes one with the structure, it looks as if it is the continual of the 3D piece. The shadow is larger than the piece itself, and somehow comes together to form an image of an unstructured yet conspicuous shape.
If I was to do this task any differently, I would probably try wrapping the outside of the structure more than filling in the interior just to see if there's any chance of saving it that way. But I still believe my approach was the most sensible one because what Geoff decided to drop on our structures was a basketball. Although it may bounce off from an outer shield, the chances of that are pretty slim.
Fig 4. the aftermath (author's own)
My structure remained unharmed! But I think this wasn't down to my protection, but to the glue! I used so much glue to build my structure that it just became flimsy and could even bend without breaking. I am quite happy with my outcome because if it was a building, I'd say it would of survived natural disasters with just a scratch.
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