Logan Austeja Daniel
email: loganinsky@gmail.com
phone: (510) 684-4751
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About
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Projects
Science
Transport Your Head
Installation: Black Rock City & San Francisco
2009
Transport Your Head is a science art installtion involving four hollow
sculpted spherical geodes, each 3' in diameter, raised to
shoulder height by sturdy bamboo tripods. Each geode has glowing
pulsating crystals protruding from its surface. Insert your head
through an opening on the underside, and view an
immersive diorama within. Each geode contains a panoramic scene from
Earth’s distant past with a custom soundscape.
Currently available for show.
Installation: Black Rock City
2004
Recipient of a
Burning Man Arts Grant,
Chasm was an interactive environment sculpted from the desert mud, designed to invoke triangulation,
scientific interpretation, and quiet contemplation. Parabloid constructs of wood and on-site clay, painted
with mythological characters, withstood the harsh environment and created a geological ruin with a spiritual feel.
In contrast, odd metallic periscopes were wedged into the ground,
their monitors revealing an astronomical wonder beneath our flat earth. A nearby metallic book laid out the scientific excavation in an unknown language.
Strangers gathered around working with each other to unravel the story of the place.
Solo visitors came to quietly sit within its space.
Here in PDF format is a detailed walkthrough of the installation.
Landscape
Installation: Black Rock Desert, NV
2005
To create a place for campers to wash, convene, enjoy a garden space in the desert,
and increase the productivity of the greywater evaporation ponds with the use of
plants native to the alkaline flats of the Big Basin area.
Here in PDF format
is a synopsis of the experiment, including plant lists and resources.
Summer 2007
24" x 36" Schematic Site Plan created for UC Berkeley Extension class
One of several conceptual oval garden plots with an open program, this garden was designed for a microbiologist
who desired to sit within their favorite organism: a Paramecium. All plantings, views, and paths were created
to express the experience of this creature as the user experiences the garden over time.
Winter 2008
24" x 36" Schematic Site Plan created for UC Berkeley Extension class
Inspired by Clark Kerr's Multiversity, the original creek is daylighted and offers three tiers of
planting which all gain access to the water's winding path down the central median. Planting
patterns ripple out into the pedestrian walks, defining resting spaces
and highlighting entrances. The creek motif continues as lawn of two types of Fescue grass, which
over time will change its flowing patterns with mowing.
Spring 2008
30" x 42" Sheet Set created at SWA Group
Construction document sheet set in AutoCAD
Spring 2008
30" x 42" AutoCAD Sheet Set created at SWA Group
Curving sound wall winding between freeway and proposed housing development.
Study created to determine effective wall height
from front doors of homes to prevent sound and sight views of
freeway, and to place pylons and wall lengths cost
effectively. Section view
remains perpendicular to the curving wall, with
grading callouts marking the required city heights and desired
effective heights based on housing location and ground levels.
Summer 2008
24" x 36" Photoshop Sheet created at SWA Group
Diagrammatic study of California native plant community locations based on environment and
desired use for areas of the campus. Visual reference for created plant list.
