Bodies in Code

Hansen's Bodies in Code considers and addresses two questions, "what is your relationship with the body?" and "what is your relationship with technology?"

Right now in our time man is consumed by the growth and understanding of technology. Along with this fascination we are also learning more about our body’s biological and spiritual structure. My belief is that my relationship with both my body and technology is consistently growing and even overlapping.

Because the body and technology are completely different components there are always opinions associated with the dangers technology imposes on the body. There are many questions as to where technology may lead us in the future. Many fear the growth of technology and see it as a threat to mankind, potentially replacing human bodies. Others like myself embrace the growth of technology and understand how it benefits the body.  I view technology as an tool for the body, which extends its features and abilities. An example of this is in the article; Hansen writes about a blind man using a walking stick to guide him. The stick replaces sight allowing the man to feel his surroundings. The man may rely on the stick as it is a useful tool, and the stick thus it becomes an extension of his body.  

My Sketches.

Here are some of my sketches. It's unfortunate but the scanner cropped most of them. Enjoy anyways! 

The three drawings below are thunbnails from a seires of twelve drawings. They are all less then 2" by 3"

The Design Process

Wormhole Generator Poster

Assignment 3

For this assignment I decided to create a wormhole generator.

A wormhole, also known as an Einstein-Rosen bridge, is a hypothetical feature of space-time that is essentially a "shortcut" from one point of the universe to another.

The machine I have created produces these wormholes using enormous amounts of energy generated by 144 of the world’s strongest lasers. The energy created forms a magnetic field which pulls the fabric of space together and allows one of these passages to be completed.

The model displayed is a smaller version of the wormhole generator. This design allows for only a one-man spacecraft to enter through the opening. Other sizes are available.

This device will be placed on the moon, as it has no atmosphere that will interfere with the technology.      

Like many of NASA’s space crafts the wormhole generator is made of carbon fibre, with an exterior of absorption tiles. These tiles are able to withstand space weather and temperatures as high as 1650°C while maintaining the structure at no more than 177°C.

The interior of the “flex legs” on the wormhole generator are made of an alloy of titanium, aluminium and vanadium. This is for strength and stability on the moon’s surface.