Department of Cynical Delight



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Projects
  1. A Tale of Two Cities
  2. Debris Simulation Kit–V2 with Movable Pieces
  3. Damage Rehearsal Series
  4. Whisper
  5. 3-Day Narrative
  6. Drawing Series
  7. Null Island
  8. Syllable
  9. Indoor Voice
  10. T is for Tornado
  11. Apocalypse Series 1: Devastating Tornado 6” Motorized Action Figure w/ Doppler Backdrop
  12. Tornado Templates
  13. Hail Template
  14. Mountain Polisher
  15. Cumulus
  16. System Upgrade 
  17. Inflatable Smoke Balloons
  18. The Joy of Prepping

Installations
  1. Natural Disasters and Other Fantasies
  2. Apocalypse Laboratories


Projects 



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Cumulus I, II, III, IV
2024
Cumulus I
Polyethylene 

2 ½” x 14” x 8 ½”     
6.35 x 35.56 x 21.59 cm



2024
Cumulus II 
Polyethylene

2 ¼” x 9 ¼” x 7 ½”    
5.72 x 23.5 x 19.05 cm

2024
Cumulus III 
Polyethylene

2” x 10 ¾” x 5 ¼”  
5.08 x 27.31 x 13.33 cm

2024
Cumulus IV 
Polyethylene

2 ½” x 12” x 13”  (6.35 x 30.48 x 33.02 cm)


These polyethylene cloud forms emerged from a series of material experiments aimed at understanding how far the plastic could be pushed before it failed, both formally and structurally. Over time, we became better at knowing when to stop, though occasionally, a hole made for a nice feature. 

In the process of expanding and rupturing the material, we began to notice a correlation between our method and atmospheric behaviors.