WEEK 2- Fratton visit

We went on a trip to Fratton and visited 2 locations the first being St Mary’s church in fratton, whilst at this location we were told to pay close attention to detail and done numerous drawing activities to challenge this such as closing our eyes and also finding lines that create a weft within the building. We then compared what  sounds were like inside and how they contrasted to the outside and the juxtaposition of this and the noises we could hear such as the wildlife, human activities etc. this also helped me be open minded about about how the space would be used by everyone and everything not just humans. how would changing something impact the use of the space for the animals such as the squirrels? 

St Mary's church Fratton

 collecting lines that I could see that helped make up the structure of the church and seeing how it almost all weaves and interacts

drawing with eyes closed- based on memory 

                                                            

done a drawing of what I could see using a singular line without lifting my pen off of the paper in order to let the drawing become freeing and have a sense of movement. 

Transformations of the Line: Traces, Threads and

Surfaces

when reading this text there were a few things I found interesting below are some of the key points that I found interesting.

The line was invented, Riegl insisted, not on the back of materials and technique, but in “the natural course of an essentially artistic process.” this interested me as it reminded me of the activity from the week prior when I let go and began to think more freely resulting in a more creative and artistic process.

"The idea of the text as a woven tapestry may seem strange to modern readers who, accustomed to seeing letters and words in print, are more likely to treat the metaphor in a much looser sense, referring to the “weaving” of the narrative that the text relates, rather than of the actual lines of writing on the page." can be seen as a way to describe not being literal and only taking what you are told on a page as there are probably other further deeper meanings or ways to interpret. this is why the activity was also useful.

Ingold, T. (2010). Transformations of the line: Traces, threads and surfaces. Textile, 8(1), 10-35. https://doi.org/10.2752/175183510X12580391270100

We then visited the community centre which is our site and had a tour, we identified things we would need to change such as the fact there’s no clear walkways and there’s not much inclusivity for people that may be non binary due to having gender specific toilets. Once the tour was done we collected data and I chose to use a lidar scan so I could learn new software that I can use for future tasks. one thing I took away from the trip was to focus on the verb not the noun as this will help me see spaces differently and not as rigid.

what will it become?

who will use it?

site visit- community centre

one proposed space that could be developed

pre existing plans

 

first attempt with using lidar this allows me to get a sense of the space and the scale which I could then use for future projects and also to be able to move around the space in VR and potentially see details that may have been missed. 

keywords- 

weave- interlocking threads passing in different directions.

community- a group in the same area with shared characteristics in common.