QUOTES

Florence Nightingale

“Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion”

Reference: \http://thinkexist.com/quotes/florence_nightingale/

Key words: apprehension, uncertainty, expectation, fear of surprise
Key ideas: creating a space that gradually unfolds to create a sense of apprehension, creating an atmosphere that psychological triggers fear, a steep climb or drop that is difficult to endure to symbolise the exertion of energy however the person experiencing it is concentrating more on the fear of what is around the corner/beyond sight and touch.

Stephen Hawking

"If human life were long enough to find the ultimate theory, everything would have been solved by previous generations. Nothing would be left to be discovered."

Reference: Stephen Hawking, Interview with The Guardian (UK) September 27, 2005

Key words: ultimate, generations, and discovery
Key ideas: a space where the ultimate height is not achievable (maybe the platform taking you to the top is out of reach for a normal person to walk/climb/jump onto, creating a sense of a journey, discovery, maybe even throughout generations, using images of patterns or colours to reference earlier generations and/or discoveries over time- referencing the motorcar, telephones, computers for inspiration.

Charles Darwin

"The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason."

Reference:http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/charles_darwin.html

Key words: instinct, independent, reason
Key ideas: create an environment that forces the person experiencing it to take routes that are created by instinct however may not be the fastest way- i.e. having the option of stairs leading up from a lower space where as the stairs leading down were the better option. creating an atmosphere that influences instinct, dark spaces- people don’t want to go into, noises- ground material that makes a noise when you walk on it in a space that makes a person feel insignificant, spaces that have no reason to them- a maze that you can step on the top as it was just like stepping stones so really there is no point in having it there

This video starts by showing the natural light source that shines through the opening in the roof of the building. This video tours the above ground studio space and the transition space. The upstairs studio space is encompased by translucent walls and a delicate floor, the stairs are equally intricate and fragile at the top and trasform into a raw and heavy material when they enter the underground. The exhibition space is encorporated in the transition space. Duchamp's cage is situated in a position where the viewer must shift it to continue down the stairs- in order to feel how deceivingly heavy the cage is. The next viewing is of Da Vinci's helicopter, this is hung from the platform in order to re-enforce its light, flying quality and is in a position to distract the viewer from noticing the transition of the stairs from a dainty fragile material to a raw and heavy, underground like material.

This video is displaying the underground space. The stairs start in the exhibition/transition space and take the viewer under ground. The stairs are made of a raw dense and heavy material and lead the viewer through a dark intrusive tunnel and into the prison like undergound studio space.

Model Form

This video is showing the outside and inside form of my sketchup model and to give an understanding of how the studio and exhibition spaces are arranged.

Sketchup Model

intensity

intricate

Drip

Sketchup