Assignement 2 : Hybridized Animal Jules & David

The goal of this project was to hybridize two animals into a single stuffed form. We spent much this project learning how to seam together the anatomy of two different forms. It was only after the class critique that we began to really consider another mode of exploration. We started to explore beyond just the material and the technique of making a stuffed animal, we began to consider how to breath life and narrative into the form we were creating.

By the time of the critique we had a create a camel elephant hybrid with no eyes, which was pinned together at the joint between the head the body. During the critique we saw the work of all the other groups, crystallizing an understanding of what we could do with the project and where we could further explore. So we explored. After the class had dispersed we decided to add elements that would bring life to the form, such as button eyes, a felt ear-backpack, and a parachute to provide some sense of orientation to our form, which struggled to stay upright on its legs.

Although we were a touch behind when it came to the critique, and regretted not having a finished product at that point it was partially the effort to create a narrative around what we did have at that point that gave rise to the final product that we created.

If we were to continue this project we would probably continue by creating a functional parachute, improved backpack, and other garments. We were also intrigued to play with stop motion or other forms of documentation that would offer a different kind of life to the form we created.

Parachuting Camel – Elephant

Exploring & Stuff

Some of The Process