MICHELLE FORSYTH

MODULAR PEDESTALS (<2015-2017>)


Modular Forms (Pedestal Components), 2015-16
450 pieces of hand-painted maple and silicone rubber divided into
16 sets (Each containing 28 wooden pieces and 26 rubber pieces)
Dimensions variable and form infinately reconfigurable forms

Project in research/production phase, 2015-17
Architectural Consultant & Collaborator: David Drake
Fabricator: Megan Blake

These objects were designed as a modular pedistal system for the purpose of displaying and storing the fabric bundles in Footnotes. Built from maple and water-jet cut silicone rubber, each component is part of a larger system of interchangeable parts, together forming units that can be modified instantly.

View of installation at the BRIC, Brooklyn, NY, 2015


Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
Illustrator File


Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Pedestal Mock Up, 2015
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Production Shot, 2015
Credit: David Drake


Production Shot, 2015
Credit: David Drake


Production Shot, 2015
Credit: David Drake


Production Shot, 2015
Credit: David Drake


Prototype Shot, 2015
Credit: David Drake


Prototype Shot, 2015
Credit: David Drake


Prototype Shot, 2015
Credit: David Drake


Prototype Shot, 2015
Credit: David Drake


Hand Painted Components, 2015


Digital Components, 2015


Printing 3D Components, 2015


Printing 3D Components, 2015


Rubber Components, 2015
Illustrator File


Assembly of 3D Components, 2015


Assembly of 3D Components, 2015


Assembly of 3D Components, 2015


Assembly of 3D Components, 2015


Assembly of 3D Components, 2015


Assembly of 3D Components, 2015


Installation at the BRIC, Brooklyn NY, USA, 2015

See Michelle's "MODULAR DISPLAY SYSTEM - RESEARCH".


I acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $153 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.

Je remercie le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil  a investi 153 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.


Bringing the arts to life
De l’art plein la vie