PROJECT 4A (SCULPTURE)

The word sustainability is derived from the Latin sustinere (tenere, to hold; sus, up). 

Dictionaries provide more than ten meanings for sustain, the main ones being to “maintain", "support", or "endure”.

However, in term of built environment, sustainability is refers to eliminate negative environmental impact completely through skillful, sensitive design.

Manifestations of sustainable design require no non-renewable resources, impact the environment minimally, and relate people with the natural environment.

Comes to our this project, students are require to 

-design a sculpture 

-with the range of 300mm X 300mm X 600mm 

-by using mounting board 

-with the colour of monochrome

-and the theme sustainable!

Looks like it gonna to be a tough project work for newbie like us.

Anyway we take it as a challenge.

And honest to say, I'm really impressed by my idea of this project!!Hohohooo...

Well, my concept is...

a pop-out sculpture with the theme of sustainable.

this is the draft drawing of my idea.

when see at the back, it is combination of several leaves.

my final product! Sequoia.

Sequoia..the largest tree among the world

I named my sculpture as 'Sequoia' ,which means the largest tree on the Earth.

The Sequoia is made up of 11 pieces of leaves from small to large and back to small again with difference angles. The meaning behind the design is refers to the growth of nature. 

Just same as human, we born as a foetus, and growing up to adults, and finally devolution to elders.

Using the name 'Sequoia' is to emphasis on issue of green environment which may refer to sustainable in the largest scale.
Means everyone of is has the largest responsibility to taking care to our mother nature.

In term of colour, I used blue colour instead of green. This is because I want to come with  the concept of "sea of forest", so it means "blues" is much more greater than a single "green".

The most interesting of my design is that...

IT CAN POP-OUT!!

So it becomes more easy to carry and keep. And of course it save a lot of spaces.

It is also one of the part of sustainability.

Using simple design and the minimum numbers of materials to reduce wastage and energy used.

I am sustainable-ing!!!

most of my friends said it just like Sydney Opera House.

~Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.

  Love our mother nature, before it is too late...~