Locating // Evaluation

Birley Visualisation 1

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.

Warp Final Photo 1

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.