Initial Sketching
My initial impression of the site was not very inspiring. I believe that many architects will often place a sculpture in a place where they cannot develop the architecture sufficiently. The site is like a cavenous, lifeless hole between two pieces of architecture. Ben and I decided to focus on the lighting and the way it moves through the space. Due to the shadow cast by the neighbouring buildings the area between them is a vacuum of light.
Final Model
After developing this idea with reference to artists such as Eliasson Olufson we decided to make the pair of models interactive and contradictory. The design we decided to construct was a cavenous shape carved out of layers of card. As inspired by the small model pictured above. By making one stagnate and the other dynamic the person viewing the piece is able to explore the impact they themselves have on the way that light falls. By making them out of two different materials, of different weights and colour we were trying to portray the difference between light and dark.
Shadow Casting
Once the object was completed I explored the shadows that it is able to cast. I chose the two that I have sketched below as they represent the different ways that people can feel about darkness. The first, has a similar shape to a pair of birds in flight. Many people see darkness as a source of freedom and solitude, an escape from the outside world at the end of each day. The second shadow casting looks similar to a vicious dog. Others, particularly children see darkness as scary, lonely and isolating.
Exploring the Model
After constructing the model I also began to realise the opportunity that the model had to create pieces of architecture within itself. Below are a few photographs that I have taken depicting some of the spaces that the model can create. I think that this space could operate in a really interesting way as a public place or art gallery.
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