I started translating the dance diagrams by isolating the movements. At first, I literally took the same lines from the diagrams, but most of them were created from what the actions and what their characteristics meant. For instance, I concentrated a lot on the words: balance, pull, sliding, parallel, bending, resistance and opening.
Though most of them didn’t turn out how I expected them to, they still allowed me to learn from them. I wanted to explore different joint types and different materials. They are the lines and joints that occur within the movement and space. They are all working at a small scale, for now.
Movement: extending and closing. Materials: wire and sheet (acetate).
Movement: sliding, pulling. Materials: sheet metal, wire, metal tube.
Movement: sliding, pulling. Materials: sheet metal, wire, metal tube.
Movement: opening, sliding. Material: sheet metal.
Movement: opening, closing, bending. Materials: wire, vinyl, fishing line.
Movement: opening, closing, bending. Materials: wire, metal tube, vinyl, fishing line.
Movement: extending and closing. Materials: matt board, wire, fabric.
Movement: opening, lifting. Materials: wire, metal tube, fabric.
Movement: bending, lifting. Materials: matt board, wire, metal tubing.
Movement: extending, bending, resistance. Materials: wire, fishing line, vinyl.
