Task 1, 2 and Verbs

This week we were given Tasks 1 and 2. They were very useful as it made realise how much I would be using the images I took in MOSI.  The data verb sheet also made me reflect on my subject matter and take it apart trying to define the brain in 5 words is difficult but finally I chose:

• Creasing 
• Bending
• Folding
• Mapping
• Cramming

I feel like these words best describe my subject matter of the brain and relate well to Data. 

I then gathered materials that I thought would relate to my concept such as, sponges, toothpaste even tofu. I was trying to get things i thought would be able to mimic the surface texture of a brain. 

These words link to the brain but also had me thinking of Origami, the folds and creases which go into each piece have to be so precise and they are very intricate. My tutors had told us to start thinking of making paper samples. 

These are what I came up with the help of YouTube tutorials.

Data

At the end of our Origins project we were told to meet at the Museum of Science and Industry for our assessment feedback. I had a look round, at the time I visited there was a Brains Exhibition on which I found very interesting and luckily look a lot of photos. There were many interactive areas, which were fun to get involved in; I enjoyed my time there. Whilst in the museum I started documenting my time there, where I went how many steps I took etc. I did this for the Data project that we were just starting. It was all about recording data, translating it visually.  On reflection I should have taken more photos i.e. of all the doorways I walked through.

These are just a selection of some of the very interesting photos I took whilst visiting the Museum. These images inspired me into picking the human brain as my subject matter. The brain is one of the most interesting and mysterious organs in our bodies which co incidentally holds all the data we know or have the capability of knowing.