Material Science Fiction, 2017
Metal waste material, magnets, acrylic paint
Dimensions variable
This experimental research (or experiment of research) presents a practice of material science fiction. Using a method which is reverse then in conventional design process, this project shifts attention from problem solving to curiosity based research of a particular material or phenomenon and then speculates where it could lead. Refusing to project one’s intentions on the chosen materials and avoiding any specific practical purpose main goal of the practitioner becomes observing, exploring and understanding the world of materials from visual approach and creating an inspirational medium for other creators. In other words, this research highlights not scientific but aesthetic parameters of materials.