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| Birley Visualisation 1 |
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| Birley Visualisation 2 |
Overall, I have enjoyed the Locating project. Although at
times it has been a struggle to balance both projects, I managed to solve
problems and push my work forward. This has given me a body of work, which I am
happy with. The initial visit to the Birley Fields campus was uninspiring at
the time. However, during Christmas I solely was able to focus and research the
space, where I came up with the idea that colour created happiness. My visit to
Lumiere London has showed that I have been independent in my visual research.
Initially I wanted to create a sculpture to place on the
grass patch outside the building. It was supposed to be made of stained glass
and have solar panels. However, this did not fit the £1500 budget and would
have been complex to plan. I overcame this by independently visiting Lumiere London
to undertake some visual research. This really helped to acknowledge and
inspire me, where a projection was more appropriate to create.
The creative cloud workshops have helped my develop skills
in both Illustrator and Photoshop. I transformed many of my drawings into
visuals through Illustrator. I also think my visualisations of the space are successful,
as they look professional. From creating my video in Photoshop Motion, I was
able to alter and layer up my images, to create a stop-motion like piece. I
would however like to learn how to use Final Cut Pro in the future. This would
perhaps give a smoother finish of the film and would be more professional in
the creative industry. The idea of collaborating with a film student would also
help finalize the piece if it was going to be projected into the building.
The feedback from the panel during my presentation suggested
that I look into projection mapping. This is a technology used when projecting
onto irregular shaped objects or buildings. It would allow me to decide which
part of the film would show up where. In this case, I could project it onto specific
panels of wood on the wall.
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| Warp Final Photo 1 |
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| Warp Final Photo 2
For my self-initiated project, I have explored the idea of
warp. I have based my visual research off warped objects such as chairs and
urban mapping of cities that I have recently visited. I find that my visit to
Florence really helped boost my visual research, where I photographed and drew
from graffiti. This made the project exciting and fresh.
I have demonstrated and explored new techniques and skills,
such as using the plastics oven in the 3D workshop. The whole process of making
the Perspex samples has been fun, and I plan to continue to experiment in the
workshop during my practice (however negative the staff are). I believe that I have
demonstrated independence and confidence when presenting ideas during tutorials,
which was something I lacked in my previous project.
I do believe that I could improve on my time management. The
Birley deadline kept getting pushed back, which affected the time I gave myself
to work on warp. Had I more time, I would have experimented even more with my
materials and pushed the scale. Nevertheless, I have followed my brief appropriately
and investigated the concept of warp. Overall, I am pleased with my outcomes of
the project (favourite images are above). The juxtaposition of materials and
colour make it fascinating and strike curiosity.
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