I create three improvisation inflatables.
No.1 is made of totally randomly cut pieces. I find it is hard to tape these pieces together because they are too random and too small. It took me over four hours to just fit them all together. I also used my own tape for No.1 and this tape was not very steady. I put it on my floor overnight and the next day I woke up, all those tapes fell off and I had to re-tape them again to take photos (and that was painful).
No.1 was not very ‘successful’ since its inflatability is not as good. Due to the bad tape quality and too many small pieces, it was hard to have it sealed. Air leaked out pretty quick and I failed to having it as expanded as I desire. But still, this one is my personal favorite. I love its colour and how it reacts under light. Since I used transparent tape, the overlapped area gives No.1 a different taste under sun light. At the same time, No.1 is the most usual shape among all my works. It looks like a shoe under certain angle.
I used some plastic bags from Giant Eagle on No.2 (I live somewhere near Giant Eagle and I have tons of bags at home). Plastic bags from Giant Eagle have a very different texture than those given bags. I learnt from No.1 so this time I cut pieces much larger than the first one. And I intended to keep the word ‘Giant Eagle’ visible. I also used some band-aids on No.2 because there are holes on plastic bags. This one expanded larger than No.1.
I ran out of tapes for No.3 so I used a mix of blue duck tape and my own transparent tape. Since I want to record a video of expanding process, this one had a much simpler shape and made of four pieces in total. It turned out to be really successful! It looks like a jellyfish.
Today’s weather is great so I take a picture of sun light piercing through No.3 (it is probably not related to this but I hope you enjoy it).
The biggest challenge is mainly on No.1. It had air leaking issue and too many irregular pieces. The biggest takeaway from these three inflatables is its unpredictable shape. I intended to make No.3 look that way but I did not plan anything for No.1 and No.2. It is just amazing to see them forming into random shapes.
the last one you made inflated so nicely!