Project 2: Processional Form Overview & Rubric

Processional Form

• Project Begins: Sept. 26th 
• Final Reviews: Oct. 26th 

GROUPS

OVERVIEW

Objective:

We will collaborate, working within groups to design and construct a large-scale sculptural form leading up to a coordinated performance on campus. The themes explored within the project include color, form, volume, materiality, and movement. Your group, along with your class peers, will perform your sculptures on-site together by leading the series of forms from location to location on a pre-planned route orchestrated by studio instructors.

Integrating all group members' voices and evolving design work is an essential focus of the project. All group members will play a part in bringing the processional form to life. Well-designed processional forms are dynamic, consider materials usage, creative construction methods that include movement within and/or of the sculpture. Groups will consider, solve, and understand how the processional form moves and how the movement impacts the design of the form and performance.

Materials and Fabrication:

Cardboard, durable papers, wire, string, paint, and more! Consideration and implementation of materiality and fabrication contributes to the success of the project outcome. When possible, we will consider the challenges of using reclaimed and recycled materials, being mindful to establish goals to limit waste. 

Collaboration is a Group Effort:

Productive collaborations are a central part of every design career; working with others is an exciting way to amplify your collective efforts and to see your ideas develop together.  Being reliable and responsible, and pulling your weight with your group is necessary to have a successful experience.  Communication is key.  Allow all to share thoughts and be heard within the design process.  It is expected that all group members are contributing to the project.  Though project 2 is a group project, grades are individual.  This is impacted in part by the evidence of contribution within the group and completion of individual components.  As part of the conclusion of the project, a confidential self and peer evaluation will be submitted to the studio instructor.

Exercises

Navigating through the project in your group, you will explore each exercise in the following sequential order:

Ex. 1: Color Analyses

Ex. 2: Ideation

Ex. 3: Prototype

Ex. 4: Fabrication and Performance

Problem solve and reiterate together as a collaborative group through the challenges working at full-scale.  As a processional form, the function of moving through spaces, mobility concerns within the design, and reliability of material use will present itself at this time.  Keep your design hat on and embrace failure as you work together to resolve design issues and find solutions.

The outcome of Ex. 4 is a full-scale Processional Form that will move in procession around campus during the last designated class session of Project 2.  Keep in check mobility, kinetic function, and how group members works together to parade the sculptural form during the procession.

High quality of craft and durability of the design are expected. 

Document the development of the project and curate a collection of final documentation of the processional form as prescribed by your studio instructor.

Related Exercise MLOs

MLO 2.8 Build the final full-scale processional form demonstrating spatial form objectives, function of mobility, performative intentions, and success of storability within the design.

MLO 2.10 Demonstrate a sophistication of craft, durability, and design of material use and fabrication in the full-scale processional form.

MLO 2.11 Be able to curate documentation of the development and final product of the processional form both as an object artifact and in a processional performance.