The Berkley Art Museum project took 3 month from start to finish, With more than 160 pieces, most 8' in length.
We started out with over 100 blocks of EPS 1LB foam and lots of plywood
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We cut the blocks of foam into modules shapes using our CNC hot wire foam cutter
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We covered each piece with 1/8" plywood on both sides and 1/4" wiggle wood from the top
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Each piece of module (covered with the plywodd) was primed then painted bright orange
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All pieces were glued and mounted to one another, then we glued anti slip pads onto each unit
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All module pieces were installed at Berkeley Art Museum and electric sockets were added to them to enable visitors/students to hook up their laptops
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The end result is an interactive Living Art, "serving as a site for rest, relaxation, and study, as well as a platform for the experience of live performance and multimedia events".
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