Building A Giant Mechanical Iris Into A Wall
I upgraded my mechanical iris!
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“Aperture” is an Installation that Responds to Light and Shadow
“Aperture” is a large wall made of 130 hexagonal components, each of which contains a circular opening with a moveable iris. As the user covers and iris, it opens up, revealing the light on the other side of the wall. The work as a whole is reminiscent of Danny Rozin’s Wooden Mirror.
“Nautilus” Art Car Pressure Door with Huge Mechanical Iris
Sculptor, kinetic artist, and longtime MAKE pal Alan Rorie is back with this beautiful “pressure door” built for a “Nautilus” art car project commissioned from San Francisco art collective Five Ton Crane. The door locks and unlocks via RFID, and the huge, four-foot diameter mechanical iris in its center is motorized. Rorie, who is a specialist in iris apertures, also built four smaller irising windows for the car’s body.
How-To: Paper Iris Glasses
This is actually really convenient, because I’ve been needing a pair of these. I just didn’t realize it until I saw them. Thanks, Instructables user art.makes!
Handmade Irising Wristwatch Cover
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, this beautiful handmade watch from user gogglerman. A detailed tutorial has been posted on Instructables, as well, and it looks like it was all done without the use of machine tools.
