So recently we started a project on creating metaphor machines for the revolutions we were assigned, and this is the mid way Blog Post to fill you in. So at first we were assigned groups to do the revolutions in, and we learnt about the revolution. We then created a timeline and were informed that we were creating a metaphor machine based off the revolution we were assigned. So after we discovered that, we starting writing down metaphors we could possibly do for the machine. We came up with some, and finally came to a conclusion as to what the metaphors were going to be. Some of the metaphors were – a bucket rising with the ball in it as a metaphor to the rise of Napoleon, two gears next to each other as a metaphor for The Tennis Court Oath, and many more metaphors. Here is a timelapse of us thinking of different metaphors and editing the timeline.

So we knew what the metaphors were, so now we had to create the machine. We started building a wooden structure, and we spray painted it black. Over that we cut out a stencil and spray painted cogs over it. Here is another timelapse of the spray painting. After that we hammered the structure together with nails, and put string on the structure to support the pipes where the ball would go down. And here we are now. We also have to do a video on the process, explaining the metaphors, and other things about the machine and the process we went through. Anyway, thank you for reading this blog post, and here are some pictures of what the machine looks like right now: See ya 🙂