The focus has drastically shifted from the chaotic heat of soldering to the cold logic of documentation. I have begun building the website for both the Creative Process Journal and the Catalogue of Making.
I realized that my visual storytelling for the earlier experiments was lacking so I revisited Experiment 1.3 (Distance Sensor). I set up a specific narrative test using the story of Ophelia.
I used the distance sensor to bloom a digital flower based on proximity. This was to prove that the system can handle emotional complexity and not just technical triggers.
WEEK 14
Digital Archiving
Building the dual-site structure to separate the messy process (CPJ) from the polished outputs (Catalogue).
Emotional Logic
Revisited Exp 1.3 to prove the system can handle poetic triggers (blooming flowers via proximity) rather than just utilitarian ones.
Tactile Documentation
Using rough craft paper for the physical booklet to match the making aspect of the project. Bringing texture back to the documentation.
I also spent a significant amount of time photographing the artifacts of my research. I laid out all the microcontrollers I have used. I realized I have created a small graveyard of silicon.
Documenting the sheer volume of hardware helps visualize the rigor of the process. It shows that the final prototype is the survivor of a brutal selection process.
For the physical documentation I experimented with printing my booklet on B5 craft paper. During a consultation Andreas noted that the rough and tactile quality of the paper matches the making aspect of my project.
It felt like a small but significant design decision. Just as I am trying to bring texture back to digital performance I should bring texture to the documentation.
However the photography process was tedious. I had to rewire circuits that I had long since dismantled just to get a clean photo for the catalogue.
It was a retrospective journey through my own mistakes. I was fixing loose wires and broken sensors just to capture them one last time for the record.
