Kraken Down

The art of crumpling paper and creating interesting forms is a new category of modern art. It can be used as an alternative to rapid prototyping in a variety of industries. In context of the experiments conducted with paper, a number of models were developed. These models helped us discover the strength that paper provides. These models used only paper to gain its stability and occasionally wires and bamboo sticks were used.

Objective:

To understand the properties of crumpled paper and shaping it to create natural forms and build a composition with them.

Project Duration:

two weeks

Collaborators:

Devang Gohil
Vedant Gugale
Karuna Pious
Dev B Raj
Pranathy Pushkar
Saranya J

Process of Crumpling Paper

Making of a Mythical Creature

Conceptualizing

The final model was a group effort where a brief was identified and worked on for over 1.5 weeks. The dimensions of the base of the model was 4 feet by 8 feet. The brief chosen for the model was "Destruction of a major Indian City." The model was made using 75 GSM paper, newspaper (for base support), glue, wire (for the wave armature), low-density thermocol (for the base), and masking tape (for sticking newspaper).

Final Model

Building a Narrative

The coast of Mumbai witnesses the terror afoot- the Kraken. Rising and plunging through the Great Kanagawa Wave, its gory tentacles carry destruction with each whip. Screams cloud the city as buildings crash down and monuments crumble to ruins. The Bandra Worli sea link stands as the first victim with others to follow. But alas! The Kraken engulfs the city all in all. It's ever-long arms flail around wildly attacking everyone and everything in sight. Carefully crafted tentacles suck out the metropolis' life. Blaring chaos stands still in this representation of the "Destruction of a major Indian city".

arigatō

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