sat 14 nov 09

THE FILM PROJECT

Brainstorming/Film Writing:
This is a group project but initially we all started thinking of an idea or theme individually. So the brainstorming began.
How to film spaces, which spaces and for what reason?
With keeping the acting to a minimum i realised we should think of an object as the main caracter. An interesting object through what it represents. A russian doll is this toy that when you open it it has another doll inside etc. I thought this would be a good starting point. The layers could represent transition. Are the layers stripped off or added on (Victor&Rolf, f/w 99-00)?

As a group we took up the idea of the russian doll and together we started writing the script. The layers came to represent wishes of the people with whom the doll would encounter - experiencing space through their eyes. Their unconcious wish would get reality.

Props making and Filming:
The group got devided in subgroups and i chose to get involved with the underwater animation.
Making the animation out of plasticine took a lot of time as expected and some credits definitely need to go to Soonjin and Yao who are plasticine masters. The tasks i took on me were getting the materials from various shops, making the background, setting up and filming the bubble scene, sitting in the most uncomfortable positions for hours working on the animation and arguing with David sometimes..haha.
When we were finished with the underwater scene our subgroup got involved with the bus scene and we filmed a day on busses in south london and also around Victoria station.

--see post of 23th december for pictures--
A Small Tibute: Seal – Prayer For The Dying - Live In Paris

Seizure by sculptor Roger Hiorns, Harper road London

Seizure by sculptor Roger Hiorns, Harper road London
When the installation 'Seizure' at Elephant&Castle re-opened I knew I wasn't going to miss out on the experience this time (it first opened in 2008). I heard from quite a few people who went to see it that is was impressive to say the least. Somehow I had never heard anybody mentioning the procedure the installation was built, but when I walked in I immediately thought about biology lessions back in high school where we 'grew' crystals. The process is called copper sulphate crystallisation and Roger Hiorns is saying the following about why he chose it: "I was very interested in the idea that the artwork would exist aesthetically without my hand, and interested in not being present for most of the making." (from 'The impregnation of an Object' - Artangel)

Its hard to envision that this flat was transformed into a watertight tank for the purpose of the crystallisation. On the gloomy and rainy afternoon I went to see Seizure is was also difficult to imagine that for two and a half weeks of the construction the temperature in the flat was between 30 and 60 degrees celcius.

Thursday, 17 December 2009

Induction: In Between Spaces















In the project brief it is mentioned that our 'structure' needs to make use of an under-used space and at the same time fit and protect the body of a human figure.

Our site is Tate Britain - river side. There are some benches against the wall of the Tate. Throughout the day people come here to sit down and eat their sandwich, to relax, etc.

We wanted to make most use of the space between the benches at the riverside of the Tate and we noticed the potential of it for relaxation. At the time that we worked on the site the space between the benches were slightly overgrown with ivy which brought up associations with us of a retreat in nature.

This led us to design an armour-like garment for meditation so the individual can close of easier from the surrounding influences. The garment/structure is not mobile but fixed, it stays on the site. Like the benches and other furniture in parks in general, it is designed for the visitors to make the most of it there in the outdoors. For this project we were giving cardboard as the chosen material but for longer use a much more sustainable material is required.
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)