2023 Bridges Conference Short Film Festival
Tomoya Tendo
Filmmakers
Tomoya Tendo
Artist
"Japan Tessellation Design Association","Graduate School of Arts and Sciences , The University of Tokyo","The Institute of Amusement Industry Studies , Osaka University of Commerce"
Japan
Statement
I am interested in kaleidocycles. A kaleidocycle is a simple ring structure made from several elements connected by hinges. The motion of this structure is hard to imagine until you actually move it. The kaleidocycle can move while maintaining symmetry. If you connect multiple kaleidocycles and move them, how will they behave?
Films
Tessellation of Kaleidocycles
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This is a work based on joint research with Tomohiro Tachi. music : Erik Satie / Gnossienne No. 1 https://pocket-se.info/archives/1656/
2023
This video introduces three works based on kaleidocycles.
(1) The first is a kaleidocycle consisting of eight rigid bodies using plate-like parts.
(2) The second is a planar tessellation of the first kaleisocycle.
(3) The last is a spherical tessellation.
The motion of each model is described by mirror symmetry; (1) 2 rigid bodies reflected by 2 adjacent mirror planes, (2) 2 rigid bodies reflected by 4 adjacent mirror planes, and (3) 3 rigid bodies reflected by 3 adjacent mirror planes.