The industry of security has had the capacity to transform our mentality and the way that boundaries are perceived. In a Brazilian context, the separation of public and private spaces is clearly defined as well as the boundaries separating and segregating people. At the human scale, the spaces that we move through also create boundaries, an obstacle impossible to overcome. However, this boundary only lasts for the very instant that the space is in fact occupied and it is then gone, never to take up the same place, the same way again. I began to think how I could demonstrate these boundaries. By fixing a flashing light to the human figure, I was able to record its path, the boundary that it created, through a long exposure photograph. This blinking shinny path became a celebration of these timeless boundaries that everyone obliviously composes. The locations chosen are places where actual boundaries exist, either physical or implicit. For example in the square there are pathways that do not have physical boundaries, nonetheless we still feel hesitant to walk on the grass. On the other hand, an elevated train track creates an urban barrier which is completely physical, where the only way to permeate it is through several tunnel-like underpasses. That was another chosen location. Also by attaching the light at neck height, I was able to suggest that the human figure is somewhat restricted to unspoken limitations as well as to demonstrate the person’s route as an ephemeral boundary.
28 Nov 2010
for the crit:
The industry of security has had the capacity to transform our mentality and the way that boundaries are perceived. In a Brazilian context, the separation of public and private spaces is clearly defined as well as the boundaries separating and segregating people. At the human scale, the spaces that we move through also create boundaries, an obstacle impossible to overcome. However, this boundary only lasts for the very instant that the space is in fact occupied and it is then gone, never to take up the same place, the same way again. I began to think how I could demonstrate these boundaries. By fixing a flashing light to the human figure, I was able to record its path, the boundary that it created, through a long exposure photograph. This blinking shinny path became a celebration of these timeless boundaries that everyone obliviously composes. The locations chosen are places where actual boundaries exist, either physical or implicit. For example in the square there are pathways that do not have physical boundaries, nonetheless we still feel hesitant to walk on the grass. On the other hand, an elevated train track creates an urban barrier which is completely physical, where the only way to permeate it is through several tunnel-like underpasses. That was another chosen location. Also by attaching the light at neck height, I was able to suggest that the human figure is somewhat restricted to unspoken limitations as well as to demonstrate the person’s route as an ephemeral boundary.
14 Nov 2010
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8 Nov 2010
public vs private:
avaiable at archdaily.com here
US Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake Architects
Instead of proposing a bunker to be the new US Embassy in London, Kieran Timberlake Architects proposed a park and a pond to separate the public from the private. It is a very poetic approach towards the security issues that always surround this kind of architecture.
US Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake Architects
Instead of proposing a bunker to be the new US Embassy in London, Kieran Timberlake Architects proposed a park and a pond to separate the public from the private. It is a very poetic approach towards the security issues that always surround this kind of architecture.
Graffitti art:
Wall-Canvas hybrid
Graffittis in Sao Paulo, on a area that is famously know for this particular feature .... does the art itself belong to whoever's property wall it is on or to the city??
There is a sense that the wall becomes less of a division between private and public spaces and more like a canvas on the streets, ever changing.
more photos here and here
Graffittis in Sao Paulo, on a area that is famously know for this particular feature .... does the art itself belong to whoever's property wall it is on or to the city??
There is a sense that the wall becomes less of a division between private and public spaces and more like a canvas on the streets, ever changing.
more photos here and here
Gregor Schneider's instalation:
avaiable at guardian.co.uk here
Art instalation on one of Sydney's postcard beaches, Bondi Beach. It is causing disconfort among Sydneysiders that say that the beach is no place for these cells.
I think it makes them uncomfortablebecause it raises an old question:
what/who is fenced out/in?
Art instalation on one of Sydney's postcard beaches, Bondi Beach. It is causing disconfort among Sydneysiders that say that the beach is no place for these cells.
I think it makes them uncomfortablebecause it raises an old question:
what/who is fenced out/in?
2 Nov 2010
presentation:
The presentations were very useful, but a bit overwhelming to be perfectly honest. There were some very interesting examples brought in by everyone, and it was great to realise that we are sort of covering the same ground, but in many different ways.
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