In last weeks class we were given some pieces of photo paper to experiment with. Displayed above are two scanned images of different botanical objects left to develop on photo paper over the period of 15 minutes. Overtime the originals will shift and eventually disappear. This project was definitely one of my highlights from this semester so far.
On Thursday March 9th our class met with Daniel Stanley who showed us around the Museum of Redundant Media. I was extremely impressed and interested with the many different old media equipment on display.
What I really wanted to explore was the Super 8mm Camera. This is because I have recently obtained one myself, have some film in my fridge and want to shoot a short artistic film in Japan over mid semester break.
The Super 8mm camera was firstly manufactured in 1965 by Kodak for their newly introduced amateur film format, which replaced the standard 8mm film format.
“The film is nominally 8mm wide, the same as older formatted 8mm film, but the dimensions of the rectangular perforations along one edge are smaller, which allows for greater exposed area. The Super 8 standard also allocates the border opposite the perforations for an oxide stripe upon which sound can be magnetically recorded.
Unlike Super 35 the film stock used for Super 8 is not compatible with standard 8mm film cameras.
There are several different varieties of the film system used for shooting, but the final film in each case has the same dimensions. The most popular system by far was the Kodak system.”
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_versus_nominal_value
Typically these cameras would be used by families, friends, groups, etc. to shoot valuable moments such as birthdays, weddings, holidays, etc.
Displayed in this photograph is a device used to help reach books on a higher shelves.
Displayed in this photograph is an organised guide used to search for information in different fields of education.
Displayed in this photograph is a device known as a “book shelf”. This device is used by librarians to transport an abundance of books around the library.
Using a generic google search often results in an open ended result. This means that it becomes particularly difficult to find the information you desire without sifting through many different articles.
The role of the RMIT library is to give students access to books, audio, instructional videos, literary journals, citation information and all general information in many different fields of education.
The layout of the Library website is rather easy to navigate, therefor making it easy for myself and other students to gain access to the resources needed as academic students.
It is important to use the resources available to students to achieve the best result during our academic careers.
Ventilation is the intentional introduction of outside air into a space. Ventilation’s main purpose is to control indoor air quality by diluting and displacing indoor pollutants; it can also be used for purposes of thermal comfort.
I believe the ventilation system displayed in this photograph was used for chemical ventilation in a science building where you should not be exposed to many different hazardous products. This is known as Mechanical Ventilation. This includes positive pressure ventilation, exhaust ventilation, and balanced systems that use both supply and exhaust ventilation.
Ventilation systems can be made out of many different materiel’s such as plastics, metal and wood. The materials used to create vents are carefully selected as they need to be durable and able to withstand weather conditions as well as polluted air.
Stained glass windows have had a thousand year history mostly appearing in churches, mosques and significant buildings. Traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensional structures and sculpture.
Stained glass, as an art and a craft, requires the artistic skill to conceive an appropriate and workable design, and the engineering skills to assemble the piece.
The coloured glass is crafted into stainless glass windows in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead and supported by a rigid frame. Painted details and yellow stain are often used to enhance the design.
Stained glass must fit perfectly into the space for which it is made, must resist poor weather conditions, and also, especially in the larger windows, must support its own weight. Many large windows have withstood the test of time and remained substantially intact since the late Middle Ages.