Meditation #5

I don’t know… I struggled with this assignment. Math is already a challenge for me (though I like to code, I’m a little math-phobic) let alone being “creative” with math. I understand what we looked at in class and enjoyed watching the math videos linked on the assignment page but applying these concepts in an … Continue reading Meditation #5

Soft Robotics Week 2

I’d like to explore the Cape Sundew plant. This plant has hundreds of small articulating extrusions, each with a sticky bulbous tip. When an insect lands on the plant, those little extremities can fold in on the bug, pushing into the stem, covering it in digestive fluids. In addition to this movement, the plant itself … Continue reading Soft Robotics Week 2

Soft Robotics Week 1

PREVIOUS WORK Here’s a link to a project that I was particularly proud of. It’s an afrofuturistic, food centric piece that exhibited in January of last year. Tree Tank imagines a future people of colour who are actively addressing food sovereignty. They want to feel connected to their heritage through the food that they eat … Continue reading Soft Robotics Week 1

Street Dreaming

In Toronto I lived in a relatively trash free neighbourhood. When I started ITP I moved to Bed-Stuy which is literally full of trash and last weekend I moved to Prospect Heights which is suspiciously clean.. I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about trash, particularly the trash of Bed-Stuy which I already miss … Continue reading Street Dreaming