Updates on Maize

Keyword: Each Day has a Character, Children of the Maize

                Swaying of the stalk and the leaves that glide together with the wind, as the tassel pollinates itself to the ear, the Maize God has generously sacrifices itself to the birth and stability of the humankind until the next cycle comes again. He, who temporarily dies, produces a permanence of society to live. Regarding themselves as the "children of the maize," the Mexicans, has kept the traditions of corn production and quality of the kernels to its purity as a gratitude for their everyday diet like tortillas. However, the counter effect of the United States' massive quantity of GMO corns and ethanol will soon bring a lost in essence of Mexico's maize if change is not enforced. The proposal of the project aims to re-evoke the stability of each child as it was once actualized by maize within the modern context of an urban environment. Through the palimpsest of events in Mexico from Mayan, Aztec, Spanish Conquest to modern Mexico, the objective is to turn Zocalo historic square into the seven caves of tianguits that envelops around a pivot center, spreading its cornfield centrically. The space puppets the Mayan calendar's tracking of time, reflecting the movement in the ornaments to direct the activities within the site.  

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The Yearly Calendar that Structures the 3D Ornamented Instruments,
Projecting a System of Activities Every Day 

                After the discussion on Monday, I realized that I still need to focus on the Production Process of the Project. This will make me be able justify my answers to questions including: How will it work? or Why is it there? and Eliminate all the unnecessary interests I have that does not create a comprehensive design. I will also start with the skeletal system of the design for the next session.