Model Making Process

After showing my laser cut facades and circular structural elements, they recommended a way to further develop the model using thread and sewing it through the laser cut areas on the facade so reinforce the image for viewers and also to relate the delicacy of the thread to the intimacy of the act of palm reading. 

The front of the facade with threads:

The back of the facade with threads:

Then I thought about how the light coming through the cuts on the facade would still be too direct. So, in order to diffuse and soften the light, I decided to put a layer of tissue gift wrapping paper (also recommended by tutors earlier). The surface was slightly shiny, adding to the aesthetic of my model. 

After finalising the facade, I still had to figure out the structure of the stall. The tutors advised me to use the thread that i weaved into the facade to somehow connect the structural elements to the stall but i was unsure about how to proceed with that. They also suggested just using the circular elements which would be enough, rather than laser cutting the poles again. This makes the stall more delicate and less rigid, corresponding with the art pf palmistry which is also very delicate.

I thought about having the structural elements attached (temporarily) to another material which was then able to be stuck onto the facade. Another reason for this was that I was slightly worried about spoiling the facade by gluing the structural element directly onto it.

Therefore I decided on making holes through another piece of card which could hold the structural elements when needed with the use of loops made with the thread: This way the structural elements could be slipped in or out of the holes as needed. If they were taken out, the entire facade would be flat and able to be dismantled easily.

Close ups of the structural element attached to the card with loops of thread:

The next step was to glue the cardboard pieces to the facade. I glued the fittings towards the left of each facade to allow for space for the entrance and exit gaps:

Finished!