GMU:Computing with Thread/Niloofar Ghobadi

Thread Geometries

• Conversion process of a circular shape with four focal points to an egg shape by moving one of the points with same length of thread.

• Conversion process of a circular shape with four focal points to an ellipse shape by moving two of the points with same length of thread.

Links

• Silk pavilion
• ...

Knot

• There is a special knot in climbing which is very strong and easy to unknot. This knot is using for hanging from the mountain and can save climbers lives.

• repeating the climbing knot over and over creates a network of knots which is a very strong net.

Link

• Climbing Knot

Thread based visualization

• The idea that I am developing is to show that asylum in not only from the countries with bad situation or countries that are facing war. In this thread combination I tried to show the amount of refugees from the 20 first successful countries.

• Guide:

1. Red rows show the origin of refugees

1. Yellow color shows the destination of refugees

1. each thread shows a number that represents the number of refugees
   1. Less than 10: 1 thread
   2. 10 to 20: 2 thread
   3. 20 to 40: 3 thread
   4. 40 to 60: 4 thread

Links

• Refugee Project

• Country Ranking

Wheels and Pulleys

• The system simply works by pulling the thread. The wheels which in fact act as gears make the swabs move in opposite direction.