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Large Scale Building Bricks
Start by making simple building shapes such
as the teepee shown here. Think about a variety of three
dimensional shapes - tripods, cubes, pyramids, rectangles,
domes.
Use long withies and bind them together in
bundles to make them more rigid. Make each building element
about 1 - 2 metres tall if space permits.
Once you have made a few simple elements you
can start grouping them together to make whole buildings
and cities. Work as a group and bring your individual elements
together.
Tips
Bear in mind the scale of your body as you
build. See how your body reacts to the spaces and shapes
you make. Try to make your buildings and cities tempt visitors
to enter.
Artists
Have a look at the drawings and prints of
Piranesi. He created very claustrophobic images with series
of stairs and vaults travelling up, down and across his
drawings. Perhaps you could use these as the basis of a
sculpture...
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