Lecture Notes
What defines who we are/where we are?
Where we are: defined by landmarks, eccentricities, economy, money, symbols, flags, accents, people, collections.
Territorial - re imagining money - Peter Simensky - national symbols that aren't necessarily defining of the country, but are used to define.
Territories - groups - violence/battle
Influence from different cultures, still relevant today in the building blocks of our society, country and culture. Different industries and revolutions defining various aspects of today and how we react/cope etc.
Different interpretation from different people creating certain areas. Architecture.
Media changing our experience of different culture - America: brash, bold, big macs and in your face. England: cobbled roads, small pubs and posh accents.
Katrin Sigurdardottir: High Plane - Allowing the viewer/user to become part of the landscape from different perspectives.
Green Grass of Home: Nature reserve representations - miniature - how does that change the nature of the piece? Does it warp it from reality?
Do Ho Suh: Fallen Star - interesting exploration of place, scale and site. How do we inhabit space? Personal boundaries and cultural experiences.
Scale of pieces, how does the smaller scale aspect of the piece relate to real life.
Territorial - graffiti, street art, gangs
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