28 November 2009
"nothing disappears completely, however; nor can what subsists be defined solely in terms of traces, memories or relics... in space, what came earlier continues to underpin what follows"
"absolute space is located nowhere. it has no place because it embodies all places, and has a strictly symbolic existence. this is what makes it similar to the fictitious/real space of language, and that of mental space, magically [imaginarily] cut off from the spatial realm, where the consiousness of the 'subject' - or 'self-consciousness' - takes form."henri lefebrve, the production of space, 1991
'obelisk *001' etching, aqua-tint print
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27 November 2009
i propose that the deformation of space through representation methods has the power to inform and unhinge our experience of space. gordon's work, seen above, caught my eye as i rambled through the 6th year studios of nottingham's architecture. beautiful and eerie.
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17 November 2009
chase down the lines of enquiry
piranesi, giovan battista - fictitious 'prisions'
john soane - candle-lit parties
lebbeus woods - incredible interpretations
andrei tarkovsky - extremely long takes
jorge luis borges - nature of time, infinity, mirrors, labyrinths, reality, philosophy, and identity
jorge luis borges - nature of time, infinity, mirrors, labyrinths, reality, philosophy, and identity
below: one 5 prints from a zinc etching plate.
i don't think he can get out of there
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20 October 2009
anthony mccall concieved this piece to disengage his work from the notion of a single aspect experience. aside from interesting transformations of visitors between their role as the spectator and their role as performer [as they interact with the projection][perhaps in being the performer here, there is no opt-out option, other than by accident], aside from this, mccall scripts a three-dimensional transformational space-invoking gesture, your experience of which is unique to your position in the room, moment of view and your state of motion.
i'm reminded of the otherwise insignificant moments when i walk down the level 6 corridor and the low-penetrating evening sun triumphs in casting odd blades of pure light deep in the heart of the building. if every deviation from the earth's surface can act as a sun dial, in a sense, the matthew building is like a cosmic clock.
level 5 never feels this light.
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pre-edit
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it's like some sort of evolving, growing thing;
there are common genes in each item, but the
necessarily progressive mutations intrigue me
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15 October 2009
we reviewed the sheet music projects today
to present, each student hung, from the ceiling, their collage images in the studio
there is something of this exhibition style which i think we could use throughout the year
to present, each student hung, from the ceiling, their collage images in the studio
there is something of this exhibition style which i think we could use throughout the year
display vs exhibit...
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8 October 2009
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22 September 2009
james is serious about light
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12 August 2009
photography took my attention last year.
- find a shop which sells film... choose a type of film to buy... no, not that one, too expensive [and you have to post it to get developed]... uncover your interest/subject/object... gauge the settings... snap. finish the film... book into the dark rooms... flick off the lights... pop out the film and load the reel... bathe in toxic chemicals and rinse... dry the film... go for a tartans... chop it up... pick a favourite... load up the enlarger... set the timer... flick off the lights... align and focus... sacrifice some paper and test your settings... not bad... load up a big one... and maybe another cause you don't want to be in there till lunch... submerge in the chemicals... bathe, rince then dry... and hey presto, you are photographing. what i'm describing is specific yet what interests me about this photography is a more transferable quality i have yet to understand
so to help me, i'm looking at these fascinating people's stories
james turrell
eduardo chillida
antony mccall
arthur zajonc
gernot böhme
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11 August 2009
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"this film dwells in the discontinuities of experience. it asks us to engage with the world through images, whose most salient features are their scalpel lines which raises the dizzying possibility that we construct our world and not just look at it."
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"there is always some kind of unbridgeable gap between what you represent and the reality."
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"the joiner videos are brilliant at illustrating how much of our visual field is moving and piecing together bits"
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| title | meta architecture |
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| location | lo & behold gallery, map |
| collaborators | stephen mackie, co-artist vincent oliver, sound artist rick roxburgh, photographer lorens holm, guest speaker luke ferrari, marketting & p.r. bradley lloyd, gallery manager |
| time frame | september 2010 → february 2011 |
| synopsis | The subject of the exhibition is about this notion of visually representing a subjective experience of space. For this we have surveyed two spaces in London, a studio apartment and the gallery space we are exhibiting in. To do this we use photography, film and hand drawings as a way of testing our research. An important question this project aims to ask the viewer is “how is your holistic visual perception of space different from the limits of what your eyes can see?” Assuming there is no single objective answer to this question, our drawings and video are expected to act as an interpretation of this ‘holistic visual perception.’ The intention is that the viewer uses this reference point to compare with their own sense of how they visually experience space. This exhibition is an installation of video, drawings and a zine-like publication [which contains a text expansion of the theory and references used in the exhibition's research]. An original soundtrack is being designed as a reaction to the film, produced by renowned music engineer Vincent Oliver: http://www.lorecordings.com/ This installation and the associated events are a collaborative project between two recent graduates of architecture. As it stands Blueprint magazine is interested in the project for an article on creative entrepreneurial efforts of young architects. |
| related projects | black mill, body space motion, horror tests |
| events | exhibition, opening, guest talk, t.m.l.e. talk |
| references | http://metaarchitecture.blogspot.com, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9MESryRbbo, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uktO1V3QTKc, http://issuu.com/stephenmackie/docs/meta, http://www.blueprintmagazine.co.uk/index.php/architecture/proactive-architecture-no-1/, http://www.modernlanguageexperiment.org/talks.html |
Labels: p.exhibition, p.film, p.pamphlet, p.video
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4 July 2009
rubens' fire organ2011a light, sound, propane, fire and amp installation, initially arranged for st bartholomew the great  |
project context2011a investigatative review of architecture education, with a travelling drawing exhibition, debate, discussion events  |
nuala & jamie's book2011a wedding-photograph book for nuala & jamie, my sister & bro-in-law  |
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meta architecture2011a film and series of drawings, exploring a subjective survey of space  |
claire & andy's book2010a wedding-photograph book for claire & andrew, my sister & bro-in-law 
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nothing disappears completely2010a thesis design project, a light-sculpted, cavernous underground chamber  |
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black mill2010a film noir detective story, set in a derelict, half-demolished dundee mill  |
matzine2009 - presenta zine about anything around architecture  |
body space motion2009a short film following a parkour community around dundee, focused on motion-based ergonomics  |
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Labels: book, photography, projects
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Labels: collage, drawing, film, projects
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Labels: book, photography, projects
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