Saturday 15 September 2012

Becky Pilditch

#1 Wooden hand
Experiment 1: Wooden Hand
Super Prosthetics Project is about exploring armwear as an object of empowerment, choice and identity. The purpose was to conduct a series of creative experiments to challenge current ideas of prosthetics and explore what a wearer might choose to create in that space if he or she could have any functionality or aesthetic. 

The project has been conducted at the Royal Collage of Art in London by Becky Pilditch and with the help of Holly Franklin. It has been developed in conversation with individuals who wear and make prosthetics limbs and the blog has been created to make the process visible for those who wish to share ideas and continue dialogue on the subject.

Each experiment took the form of an object, created for Holly to wear and critique in a public space. The final result was a repertoire of objects that explored the relationship between Holly, her hands and her peers, for the purposes of positive social interaction. 

#2 Ceramic hand
Experiment 2: Ceramic Hand
#3 Bejewelled hook, rhinestone and silver
Experiment 3: Bejewelled Hook; rhinestone and silver
#4 Leather palm
Experiment 4: Leather Palm

#5 Glass hand, resin
Experiment 5: Glass hand; resin

#6 Transparent fingertips, cherry wood and resin
Experiment 6: Transparent Fingertips; cherry wood and resin

#7 Hand puppetry, wood, nylon and steel
Experiment 7: Hand Puppetry; wood, nylon and steel

#8 Gestural hand series, maple, balsa, nylon and steel (final hand)
Experiment 8: Gestural Hand Series; maple, balsa, nylon and steel (final hand)


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