Wed 20.03.19
For todays class we were asked to bring in an A1 piece of paper in order to start our site mapping process. In our table groups of 6-8 we asked to create a single site map collectively. Order to do so we collected together everyones sketches from our Monday site walk and begun to build our map.
We decided that the main thresholds that we wanted to focus on were the ideas of:
- Open space – to enclose
- Lightness – Darkness
- Movement – Stasis
There could also be the possibility to explore the idea of Noisey – Quiet but we decided to stick with 3 to start off with.
based on these themes and ideas this is what we came up with….
We attempted to lay it out in quite a logical way. The bottom right is supposed to represent the entrance into the park, moving up to where the main area where the fountain is located. We tried to include some of the flora and fauna that is found in the park, both native and non-native species. The top left area is mostly about the journey from the park and towards the gallery space. The over bridge connecting the two spaces is rather important because without it access would be much more difficult.
I took away several things from this group exercise. I have decided that I would also light to explore the concept of going form light to dark and also tie this into my previous project where I explored the idea of falling into a dream. Going from the open air and light space of the park to the dark and dimly lit gallery can almost be seen as falling to sleep. The idea of going from a lager and more noisey space into a one thats darker and quiet can be directly linked with the experience of sleeping. 😴
I have taken everything I have learnt into account and will make sure to implement these into my own A1 site map.
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