Author: Joanne

Joanne Lee – Looking Outward 01

Guests can enter a portal to where another moon orbits.

Lunar Surface is a collaboration between photographer Eunyoung Kim and artists Elliot Woods and Mimi Son. They have created multiple projects already in the past by combining code, form, material, concept, and mechanism. This particular project was created and put on display for two years (2014-15). The artists worked inside the Bucheon city Incinerator, which is a processing plant that was decommissioned back in 2010.

This project is brought to life by blowing 50 tonnes of air onto a 20 meter flag of silk, representing the fabric of a flag. The fabric is tracked by a 3D camera and a digital light is projected onto the fabric based on its constantly evolving shape. This project in particular inspires me because I have always wondered what it would be like to be out in space and thus started looking for interactive exhibits. This exhibit provides a unique, but essential experience to guests by having them observe the moon up close. As the studio says, it makes your question reality versus virtuality. Although I can no longer visit this exhibit, I feel that I can still explore the exhibit through videos such as the one below.

Joanne Lee – Project 01

Project-01

// Joanne Lee
// Section C
// joannele@andrew.cmu.edu
// Project-01

function setup() {
  // put setup code here
  createCanvas(570,600);
  background(164,207,240);
}

function draw() {
  // put drawing code here
  strokeWeight(0);

  // hair
  fill(68,0,0);
  ellipse(210,440,185,600);
  ellipse(280,170,210,100);
  ellipse(354,440,185,600);
  ellipse(230,95,100,80);
  
  // face shape
  fill(255, 233, 232);
  ellipse(280,300,240,300);

  // left eyebrow
  noFill();
  stroke(81,21,21);
  strokeWeight(6);
  curve(215, 255, 215, 240, 255, 240, 255, 260);
  curve(195, 247, 195, 247, 215, 240, 215, 245);

  // right eyebrow
  noFill();
  stroke(81,21,21);
  strokeWeight(6);
  curve(305, 260, 305, 240, 345, 240, 345, 255);
  curve(345, 245, 345, 240, 365, 247, 365, 247);

  // left eye
  strokeWeight(0);
  fill(0);
  arc(226,280,55,55,PI,0);
  triangle(191,280,203,265,203,280);
  fill(255);
  arc(229,281,50,50,PI,0);
  fill(0);
  ellipse(228,272,27,24);

  // right eye
  strokeWeight(0);
  fill(0);
  arc(334,280,55,55,PI,0);
  triangle(357,280,357,265,369,280);
  fill(255);
  arc(331,281,50,50,PI,0);
  fill(0);
  ellipse(330,272,27,24);

  // left eye glare
  fill(255);
  ellipse(332,265,5,5);
  fill(255);
  ellipse(338,270,5,5);

  // right eye glare
  fill(255);
  ellipse(232,265,5,5);
  fill(255);
  ellipse(238,270,5,5);

  // freckles
  fill(216, 193, 192);
  ellipse(210,300,4,4,10);
  ellipse(235,300,4,4,10);
  ellipse(223,307,4,4,10);
  ellipse(330,300,4,4,10);
  ellipse(353,300,4,4,10);
  ellipse(343,307,4,4,10);

  // nose
  noFill();
  stroke(255,207,204);
  strokeWeight(2);
  curve(295,315,293,305,299,329,315,329);
  strokeWeight(3.5);
  curve(275,310,275,336,302,336,302,310);

  // mouth
  strokeWeight(0);
  fill(0);
  arc(300,380,61,61,-PI/6,PI,OPEN);
  fill(255, 150, 183);
  arc(303,386,45,45,-PI/6,PI,OPEN);

  // neck
  fill(255, 233, 232)
  quad(250,430,318,430,325,500,243,500);
  triangle(325,500,243,500,284,550)

  // white shirt
  fill(255);
  rect(182,500,200,100);
  triangle(182,500,182,600,160,600);
  triangle(382,500,382,600,406,600);
  fill(255,233,232);
  triangle(325,500,243,500,284,550);
  fill(68,0,0);
  triangle(212,600,218,570,218,600);
  triangle(350,570,350,600,355,600);

  // ice cream
  fill(247,195,221);
  ellipse(510,355,47,47);
  fill(194,242,208);
  ellipse(510,325,47,47);
  fill(255,225,133);
  ellipse(510,290,47,47)
  fill(255,235,205,60);
  triangle(490,373,530,373,510,440)

  // musical note
  fill(0);
  rect(35,350,50,10);
  stroke(0);
  strokeWeight(5);
  line(35,352,35,410);
  line(82,352,82,400);
  strokeWeight(0);
  ellipse(29,410,20,12);
  ellipse(75,400,20,12)

  // harry potter
  fill(0);
  ellipse(440,100,50,50);
  ellipse(510,100,50,50);
  fill(164,207,240);
  ellipse(440,100,43,43);
  ellipse(510,100,43,43);
  strokeWeight(3);
  curve(463,125,464,100,486,100,466,125);
  line(415,100,405,100);
  line(532,100,542,100)
  strokeWeight(0);
  fill(253,208,35);
  quad(435,25,435,25,460,45,454,49);
  quad(455,45,460,45,445,60,440,60);
  quad(440,60,447,55,457,70,457,70);

  // game controller
  fill(230,230,250);
  ellipse(47,125,60,60);
  ellipse(107,125,60,60);
  rect(47,95,65,50);
  fill(0);
  rect(40,112,8,27);
  rect(31,122,27,8);
  ellipse(97,125,9,9);
  ellipse(107,115,9,9);
  ellipse(117,125,9,9);
  ellipse(107,135,9,9);
}

When faced with the task of a self portrait using basic shapes, it made me think about what characteristics were key to creating an image of myself. They ended up being my half-bun, eyeliner, and freckles. I also wanted to reflect my love for harry potter, gaming, music, and food by surrounding my portrait with my hobbies.