Aperta, 2022

Aperta developed from a fascination with geometric forms. I started hand cutting paper into identical components that slotted together to create a ten-sided polyhedron which had a volume that could delicately fold in on itself, becoming completely flat.

My aim became to create a light modulator that had the potential to create complex interactive experiences using light intensity, colour, reflections, and movement.

Aperta functions as a simple light, but it also reacts and responds to people within a given space. Beyond this, performances can be created through communication between fittings that develop from object/human interactions. Occupants can both be the instigators and separate observers of the multiple behavioural conversations that then take place.

UCL DFPI Masters Design Thesis Project