Project 1.2 - Kat Sasina Nakmontanakum - Carmen Torres

PROJECT 1 - PHASE 2
SASINA NAKMONTANAKUM (KAT)
AJ. CARMEN TORRES

From the previous phase that studies about ‘Goetheanum’ by Rudolf Steiner. It has a lot of background knowledge behind the building. Anthroposophy, Eurhythmy Dance, and Waldorf’s Pedagogy are the references of this phase. 

Manual

‘Imaginature’ is the combination word of imagination, miniature, and nature. 

Waldorf’s Pedagogy emphasizes the importance of imagination of children in early school.

 They can use the abstract objects to create the story and tell to other. 

Anthroposophy is the philosophy that uses the color theory from Goethe. 

Thus, we can see Waldorf’s toy with colorful objects (most of them are rainbow color). 

Fabric in the toy is inspired from Eurhythmy dance, due to its movements and how performers perform in the stage (fabric touching the light while they are moving). 

Moreover, the philosophy and pedagogy are concentrates in directly experiencing. 

The playhouse is the choice that I made to do in this phase.

After I collected all references and ideas, I ended up with these three words ‘movements, 

color and light’ for making the playhouse – Imaginature. 

t is the playhouse that using organic form. It connected together with the large pole. 

The three plates can be removed, rotate or flip around the pole. 

The smallest plate is the solid plate which is used as the main stage. 

The middle plate can project the color light.

The largest plate is the storage that collects all of the elements 

which can use to perform and play it.

Clips demonstrate functions

Study Model

The first experiment is using transparent films with five colors (red, yellow, blue, green and violet), feather and motor to explore how the light effect the movements and reflection.

The second experiment is inspired from the automata playhouse. 

It has two major mechanisms on the roof and the first level of the toy. 

The topper part is the lighting zone. It can rotate the gear to change colors

 when put a light above. It will make all of the stage area touched by colors. 

The lowest part is hiding the gears which will generate the movement on the stage.