January 2010
20 posts
fleeting spaces
[project brief, take two: it always takes me a couple times to get where I want to go, this version here may seem markedly different from what I had last week, but I think that this one lends a more personal feel and that the core ideas in it hold true, because it has always been and is still a project about human experiences.]
My project is about people constructing spatial environments. It is...
Watchthis is just a short study which will be further developed, looking at ways in which to see the movements and spaces which people create on the street.
project brief :: a clock of refuge
“Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice… Man, not the earth, makes civilization.” Will Durant
what is a clock?
‘Albert Einstein said that time is simply what a clock reads. The clock can be the rotation of the earth, an hourglass, a pulse count, the thickness of geological deposits, drift of a continent, one’s stomach at noon, a chronometer, a calendar...
a growing list of dichotomies ::
an alphabetized list of words relating to my...
feedback on crit: step back, move closer, look...
comments on work:
fully clarify what you have found or developed
there is a lot more detail and understanding of the spatial behavior, choreography, forensic, archeological nature of the city to discover
take a step back, ask what it is you found
only working with eye, not dealing with texture, sound, person is not an empty vehicle; you miss sounds, light, the air, touch, taste, smell
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