Graduation Thesis: “Bifrost”

 

 

  Planned set-up: Updated floor plan and assigned exhibition area:

Arduino Code: #include < Adafruit_PWMServoDriver .h> #include < Wire .h> Adafruit_PWMServoDriver pwm0 = Adafruit_PWMServoDriver (0x40); Adafruit_PWMServoDriver pwm1 = Adafruit_PWMServoDriver (0x42); Adafruit_PWMServoDriver pwm2 = Adafruit_PWMServoDriver (0x44); #define servomin 125 #define servomax 575 #define gridSize 5 uint8_t servonum = 0; void setup () {   Serial . begin (9600);   pwm0. begin ();   pwm1. begin ();   pwm2. begin ();   pwm0. setPWMFreq (60);   pwm1. setPWMFreq (60);   pwm2. setPWMFreq (60); } void loop () {   int mx = analogRead (A0);   int my = analogRead (A1);   for (int y = 0; y < gridSize; y++) {     for (int x = 0; x < gridSize; x++) {       int index = (y * gridSize) + x;       int targetX = map (x, 0, gridSize-1, 0, 1023);       int targetY = map (y, 0, gridSize-1, 0, 1023);       int valX = map ( abs (mx-targetX), ...

 We have built up the models and shown the effect placed in a 5X5 grid as follows: The pattern drawn is the meaning of embracing, respecting, and accepting the LGBT group from heterosexuality, which color is lighter with the mix of white and rainbow color. rainbow color & flag: representing the LGBT groups white color: representing heterosexuality, which white is the mixed color of the rainbow   Here is a video showing the effect when the servos control models turn the sides:

 Artistic Statement This project “Bifrost”, which means the rainbow bridge from the Norse mythology, is an installation work that presents the contrast again heterosexuality and LGBT groups and tried to present that heterosexuality is getting to respect, accept and embrace the LGBT groups without discrimination. To present the idea, this project uses 25 servos to form a grid and control the movement of the plastic drawn models. The conflicts between heterosexuality and LGBT groups have a long history, and persecution of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders is one of the problems that the LGBT groups are facing, such as in Russia, transgender and transgender people are not eligible for a driver's license. The government says it's doing this to strengthen medical controls for motorists as Russia has too many traffic accidents. Although there are still discrimination and persecution against the LGBT groups in some countries, more and more countries and people are...

Artist Statement - Jason Wong The Bifrost is an installation that applauds the community of gender peace (equality, including but not limited to). Every single element within the installation refers to anyone in the society, pronouns will not be taken into account in this work. By the artificial wave generated, it implies that our world has largely dissolved the dissension against gender and sexual orientation. Praise the harmony!

 

  Link to p5js editor: https://editor.p5js.org/jasonwong720/sketches/88mInY0Ke  We have first tried to see the effect of planning the animation in p5js.

 We would like to show the difference between LGBT and heterosexuality and show that heterosexuality is accepting and embracing the LGBT group with no discrimination, we would like to show that even you are the LGBT group, you are not wrong and sick, you and heterosexuals are equal. Idea graph: Includes: - 25 servos connected to PCA9685 module and Arduino - 24 plastic models with 1 side in white color and 1 side in rainbow color and white background(representing the heterosexuality respect and accept the LGBT) - 1 plastic model with 2 sided rainbow color(represents the minority LGBT group) Flow: - The servos will flow up and down to show the 2 sides of the plastic models, some animation(transformation sequence) will be done for showing the change between the 2 sides.

  Persecution of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders Refers to the persecution of a person by a government, group, or individual for being or being considered a homosexual, bisexual or transgender person. For the target of the attack, there are attacks on gay men (gay-bashing), attacks on lesbians (dyke-bashing), attacks on transgender people (trans-bashing), attacks on queer people (queer-bashing), or simply attacking (bashing). Hate crimes and hate violence are often referred to in the legal and media circles. Repression can occur at a very young age. In most of today's society, when children show simple gender nonconformity behavior, they will be criticized or unreasonably punished by parents and teachers, which will lead to bullying by their peers. These children are often given the so-called sissies and masculine titles, and sissies are often more severely victimized than masculine women. The oppressive behavior of adults is often the result of their experience of bull...

About LGBT  Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. The initialism, as well as several of its popular forms, has been in use since the 1990s as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity. The LBGT group has been severely suppressed. Many people dare not disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity to avoid discrimination, harassment, and attack. They can only be themselves in dark corners. Until the development of progressive ideas in the past few decades, society has become more diverse and open. Their rights and interests are gradually protected only after they are tolerated. Homosexuality refers to sexual preferences, i.e. sexual arousal, sexual fantasies, or the emergence of romantic feelings that only occur in people of the same sex. Whether a person loves a boy or a girl is known to many people in elementary school or before school age, and some homosexuals do as well, but in general, ho...

 The model is designed using the plastic clip to flow the model, and when the servos are moving up and down, different patterns can see. Detail:  Two types:  1) side1: White color, side2: rainbow color pattern(white represents heterosexuality, rainbow color represents LGBT groups, two sides represent the heterosexuality is embracing and accepting the LGBT group) 2)side1: rainbow color side2: rainbow color(rainbow representing the LGBT group)

  Testing the 16 servos moving at the same time caused the power supply problem with the 6V power, therefore by changing the power to 9V, it can move the 16 servos at the same time, but it is easy to overheat and break the board with the large power use.

 Testing with the PCA9685 module to control 16 servos(succeed):

 Technical Testing: Testing the use of  Pulse Width Modulation in Arduino

 Exhibition Reference Normally abnormal exhibition: http://ava.org.hk/normally-abnormal/   The theme of this exhibition, which is connected to our idea, is to demonstrate the difference between normal and aberrant. "Is it because you can't accept a thing that you become abnormal?" was a topic presented in this show. Or is it possible that there isn't any difference between normal and abnormal?" What type of normalcy is normal if everyone lives their own life? Is the notion of "normal" best determined by the most ordinary individuals who follow the trend? When we believe we are fully awake, we find that people are staring at us suspiciously. This show has a creative and aesthetic influence on your consistent notion of illustration and visual art, allowing the two to coexist. Illustrators and cross-media artists employed their respective good creative mediums in this show, displaying many normal and abnormal possibilities one by one, from flat to three...

 Concept Reference Hobby Servo Tutorial: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/hobby-servo-tutorial/all Servo motors make adding motion to your electronics projects simple. They were first utilized in remote-controlled automobiles and airplanes, but they've since found their way into a variety of other uses. Because you can precisely regulate the location of these motors, they're handy. Tell them where to point, and they'll take care of it.  When electricity is delivered to a standard DC motor, it has two connecting wires and rotates continuously. You will need to invert the power if you want it to spin in the opposite way.  A "servomechanism" is a device that uses feedback to produce the intended result in the broadest sense. Many other disciplines, such as speed, position, and temperature, require feedback control. RC servos are quite standardized: they all have the same form, mounting flanges on both ends, and come in graded sizes ranging from "ultra-na...

 Technical Reference: Top 10 Servo and Stepper Motor Projects using Arduino Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPelWQ7XBu4 This is a video showing 10 Arduino motor projects by using the servo motor and the stepper motor, these projects can be the reference and inspiration for me to think of the form of using the servo motor and stepper motor to control our installation and show the possibility of using a servo motor and stepper motor by the control of Arduino. By cooperating with the scientific theory, there are many ways that we can think about to use in our project, and the mechanism shown in this video can be the reference for me to think about the use of different materials and theory support to control the movement of our installations, it can be further developed at the moment with different hardware testing during the semester break I can do, and the works in the video have inspired me a lot on the design of the hardware control and the method of the servo placem...

  Technical Reference: How to Make Servo Robotic Arm using Arduino. Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADJGxOrEZAM This is a robotic arm controlled by the servo and the Arduino, the servo motor help to adjust the angle of the robotic arm and move the robotic arm around, this technique is what we will use in our project that controls different action of the installation sets. How to make OpenCat robot with 3d printer|Arduino robot project Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR--uTuegjg This is a robot cat controlled the movement by servo motor, with the 3D printed model parts and assembling and hiding the servo motor, by designing the connection part for the 3D model of the cat, it can control a different part of the model with servo and make it move. 3D model design with the servo motor movement is one of the important parts that we need to do in our project.

  Progress: At this moment, I have designed four sets of the installation, and two sets have been confirmed to create as advised by the advisor.  This is the idea of the “normal” study path and the “abnormal” study path of being an artist. In nowadays society, many old generations people may think that being an artist has no future and can’t earn much, there is a bias on the choice of study the art-related subjects, but as a student studying in School of Creative Media, we know that this is not the truth, even being an artist, there are many choices for the future working path. Therefore, we would like to show the bias in this content and to tell people to keep their own decision on their life path. For this content, the movement may be different by the action of the hand, for the artist, the movement will be drawing, and for studying, the movement will be flipping the book.  This is the idea of the “abnormal” Homosexuals and the “normal” Heterosexuals. Nowadays, most peo...

Abstract:   This project is to show there is never an absolute way of life, there are many “weirdos” in the world, they have always been isolated in the group, but what is the definition of “normal” and “abnormal”? There is no answer, accept the abnormal of yourself and don’t have a herd mentality, and lose yourself is the message that we would like to spread through our project. With the control by the digital component with Arduino and the content of the “Weirdos”, we would like to produce an installation that makes people reflect and give the choices for the audience in their way of life. Implementation Plan : We would like to use the hardware components of Arduino to control the movement of the installation. Our idea is to create different sets of the “normal” and “abnormal” action that we are facing in society nowadays, and one “abnormal” element will be surrounded by several “normal” elements, the movement will be controlled by the components of the Arduino such as the servo ...

 Timeline: 27/9/2021: First meeting: Discuss the direction of the project                                                       Shows the first step idea                                                       Suggestion of the area that can be developed 11/10/2021: Second meeting: Confirmation of the topic                                                              Confirmation of the form of the project                 ...