Formaldehyde Uterus

Fetus!!!

So this was my first Art & Electronics piece for class. I made the fetus out of some dinky clay I had, pierced its center with solder to act as an umbilical cord, and embedded a couple of transistors and IC chips into half its body.

The base was crudely constructed from some foam core and painted with a circuit board-like design. The electronic component is a couple of warm colored LEDs attached to a potentiometer that controls light intensity (there is a knob on the side that makes it almost glow)

I wish the glass was a bit more beaker-like, but alas the cafeteria cup had to do. I was experimenting with different ways to catch that light and found that a salt solution (technically a suspension which allows the dispersion of light) captures the light and gives this piece an ominous effect.

The overall idea was to comment on the turn towards a biotechnological emphasis on industry. The piece is intended to stimulate a person's reaction to the intersect between human and synthetic devices.

Sun Mural @ Home

This is a special mural created for my mother's Christmas present. It is located on the back porch area and once GoogleMaps updates, I'll post the aerial view.

The design was inspired from my parent's collection of suns and moons amassed from their travels in Mexico. They certainly have a fascination with the sun and moon duality, and this mural serves to acquiesce the inner Nahua in each of them.

The moon will be part two of this operation.