Although I would like to project on glass, I decided to test other materials as well in case I am not able to get the film for the mock-up of the model and to explore other material possibilities. The first test below was the projection of the after effects video test 2 on a very thin plastic dust sheet...
As you can see from the photo above, the material was not opaque enough as the projected light went through the material. However as a material it was very interesting as it is so thin and has a very ephemeral quality, plus in comes in a very large sheets from the pound store.
The second test was on a 3mm thick polypropylene light diffuser disc. This gave a better result but would mean sacrificing translucency. I suppose as a inexpensive material it could be used and transported easily. Moreover, it could create interesting shadow effect of the viewers inside the space for the viewers outside....but I think it would change the work and would require a different consideration of the space and the context it would inhabit.
Finally, I tested the concept of the work by projecting the video animation directly onto a white wall and filmed my interaction with the light.
I think the scale of the the dots will need to to be reduced and the quantity increased quite considerably. However, as a test piece I think it does give a good suggestion of what part of the work might begin to look like (obviously without the interactive element and translucent wall!).. The test projection was roughly 40" wide but for the proposed artwork, the whole projection would need to be scaled-up to fit the size of the entire glass wall. I need to research this a bit more as I think the projection size is determined by the projector so I would need to work out how big the structure would be and the number of projectors I would need to fill the wall.
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