Kinetic Object Prototype

 This week I made a kinetic prototype using simple materials and mechanical mechanisms. I was initially inspired by kinetic art that can create optical illusions in their work. I wanted to use some of the movements commonly used in optical illusion objects in my prototype. Instead of creating an optical illusion, as I was building the object I thought it started looking like a crazy clock. I decided to lean into that and created a crazy cat clock!

Here is a video of the prototype:

Here are some photos:

If I continue to make an object with this type of motion I would like to explore how I could turn this motion, or even the cats specifically, into an optical illusion. I would also want to use a similar shape to the clock body that I have now, but I would want to make that shape all the way around, so it would look more like one solid object. Lastly, this kind of object could quite easily be controlled with a motor, which I would want to be continuously circling, with variable speed.

Thanks for a great semester!