THE CAVE
What if mini golf had invisible obstacles?
CONTEXT
Built for exhibition at the 2025 Whaaat!? Festival
DURATION
September–October 2025
TEAM
Tor Burwell, Maria Ortega, and Ash Salazar
ROLE
Electronics & Papier-Mache Fabrication
TOOLS
Arduino, pneumatic tubes & valves, power tools, wood fabrication, papier-mache, and paint.
mapping out scale with tape
tor's 3D rendering of our mini-golf hole
materials testing pt.1
materials testing pt.2 (papier-mache, a concrete clay blend, and joint compound blend)
tor + tools
electronics work station
first demo day: showing off the pneumatic system with maria (left)
pneumatic system set-up (later switched to arduino)
tor buiiding a frame
tor's frame
papier-mache preperation
papier-mache
never. stop. papier. mache-ing.
adding spike-y bois to the cave
laid down fabric for the floor
adding final details
hooking up the pneumatic system
ready for festival
hit the lights!
festival time
yay!