I considered a few possibilities: buildings (n.) as body parts/extensions, building (v.) up a whole using body parts; buildings (n.) as whole body parts; building (v.). body parts from parts.
To help me randomize it further, I went bin dipping at the disposal bin outside the laser lab. The materials helped me conceive the idea of building a headgear that can act as antennae, and attempt to answer the question: how will we navigate if we are blind but had antennae? How would human antennae look/feel like?
I went to our maker center and broke the clear acrylic piece in half, noticing how it fits the curvature of the head. The uncut portions at the front looked a bit like Gundam, and the L shaped acrylic would fit in near the front as my first pair of antenna. The black piece of cardboard became the visor/blindfold.
For the white long strip of acrylic, I used a heat gun to mold it to fit the back of the head, and looks a bit like the helmet of the samurai. The lattice shaped thin acrylic was broken up to form side extensions.
On the back I attached the rear sensor, which looks like a spring loaded ponytail.
The interesting shape looked a lot like a tribal mask, and the cardboard with lines and a hole looked like another sensory deprivation device, masking the mouth.
Reflections
First time doing this, and I enjoyed the process immensely. It took awhile to think about how all the pieces would fit together, but once construction began it was rather intuitive.
More crucially was thinking about how to develop other senses beyond sight, sound and smell. In this case, I asked the question of how extra appendages (antenna) would help us sense the world around us? I can imagine that if the mask was made with softer materials, it could be a group activity where people could use it to navigate out of a dark maze.