Over the next few weeks, I will continue to upload weekly assignments as well as progress updates on my final project for HTM(A)A. For my final project, I intend to construct and automate one of Albrecht Duerer's lesser known drawing machines ca. 1525. Though Duerer is most famously known as a Renaissance artist, he was also an early contributer to visual perspective and mathematical scholarship through his drawing instruments. His interests in human propostions and the study of movement led to two significant drawing machines in his late career. It wasn't until recently, while whatching a lecture by Bernard Cache titled, "Duerer - Vitruvius - Plato. Instruments of Thought" that I became aware of the lesser known instrument, the Snake. While only a diagram of this instrument exists, we can clearly see "dials" and "rods", which free the instrument from planar movements, giving it the range to simulate movement in 3D space, which he calls the serpentine line. And although many hypothesis suggest why this instument was drafted its purpose is still unknown.

In the meantime, when not working on my final project, I will continue to skill-up on the tools through weekly assignments and group projects.

Since I am very new to code, I copied the html for this website from Mindy Seu, which references Prof. Dr. style for easy maintenance. Please, please, please, take a look at Mindy's important work and the Cyberfeminism Index, you wont regret it!