I've spent a considerable amount of time thinking about the final project, but I'm still having trouble coming up with a starting place. There are these fleeting images that I've come up with that maybe relate to the idea of "situational spaces":
- A treehouse in a grove with hammocks (or inside, in an unexpected place-- maybe functional, and maybe not)
- A half-built playroom made of Legos in which the "viewers" come in and keep building, playing, constructing-- I like the idea of a space that is transformed to suit the needs of its occupants, that is interactive, where the viewer has to construct their own reality (I also recognize the near-impossibility of the scope of this particular project--and most of my concrete ideas here-- under the circumstances)
- A giant ball pit filled with transparent or translucent balls, with something projected onto it
- Some sort of airy architectural space built under the beautiful skylight near the work tables in Tockwotton
Another way to start brainstorming, I suppose, would be to think about what happens in the space-- as in, what action does it prompt? For example:
-Thinking, waiting, listening, watching, talking, remembering, touching, resting, playing, working, building, eating
What kinds of dynamics does it create?:
-Sense of size, power, community, solitude, luxury, relaxation, tension, frustration, etc.
I like the idea of intervening in space outside of Tockwotton, but also want to do something feasible.
I like the idea of building or manipulating a space in such a way that people are forced to think about their relationship with their environment on a personal and more global level (think Andy Goldsworthy, or Olafur Eliasson)
I want to make something that incorporates sound, touch, sight, smell, etc.
I wish I had more concrete ideas to bring to class tomorrow-- the ideas I have don't seem that feasible-- hopefully getting into a group will kick me back into creative gear.
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