+ The interactive space

+ Reflective anamorphic surfaces

Section of the workshop
Two videos, one from everyday space and another from Stowe are brought together with After Effects Virtual Camera. These two videos are reflected on the glass table with a projector (from the computer to the projector), a mirror (from the projector to the white paper which is under the glass surface), and a white paper (from its own surface to the glass table).


Communicating different scales
This is the context drawing of the interactive space which shows the participant, an interactive glass table, computer screen, the reflective anamorphic surfaces reflected stem from both double-mirrored transparent perspex (situated by 75° to the glass table) and the light of projector on the wall and on the ceiling. These anamorphic surfaces show how a space from a different level occurs in a different surface as the reflection of other objects in the space.

+ Continuing...

I am currently drawing the plans and sections of my work spaces. I am looking at the Dan Graham’s performance works. He has also used 2-side mirror transparent material in one of his work; crossed lines: one of them linear, one of them curved. It is applied in the side; I have put them to the reference blog. I am also looking at Bruce Nauman’s videos. In his works, the position of camera has really affected me.

+ The last sequence

+ One of the drafts for adding another dimension into the video work

This is the last work after many attempts. As a result of thickness of the table and differences of the views of me and camcorder, the lines are not on the contours, and the quality of the video is not very good. As the next step, I am going to do it in the opposite way. The projector will be hanged to the ceiling, and the camcorder will be placed on the ground faced up. By this way my hand will look like a shadow, rather than a clear view. This scene will take place on the one corner of the table, and then I am going to zoom out to the whole table. Now, I am designing the next step for the whole table; glass, ink, and maybe map of Stowe Gardens. Hopefully, the new plan is going to work. Coming soon!

+ Bringing different scales together

+ The report feedback

I was thinking that I am supposed to write about my workshop, and write about things that I have done. But as I saw in the report feedback, I need to add some references, quotations, example images. I have looked at many books since September, I got them, and I have done something with these opinions, otherwise I couldn’t do anything, I couldn’t improve my seeing, I couldn’t enjoy to expand my knowledge. Then I wrote the book list that I refer when I was improving my workshop. But my feedback is unsatisfactory, because I didn’t write the report like a thesis work. I know how to write a thesis, I have many references to add into the report, but my course asked me for writing a report about my workshop rather than quotations, history and philosophy. Because I already have to read and research about something to enjoy and to do this kind of works. Now, I have to write my argument in the thesis in 5 weeks and also embed my work into this thesis. Good luck to me.

+ Transparent sequences of space

It was done by a double-mirrored perspex and a projector. I was trying to set up a glass table and project some videos from Stowe Garden, but when I set up the projector at the bottom of the table and capture it from above, camcorder captured just the projector itself. Nothing occurred on the glass, because it is transparent. A matte surface also didn't work, worked but it is like reflecting it to the wall, not special. Then I found a material, double-mirrored perspex, it is double mirrored and transparent at the same time. However, when I set up the system I disappointed, nothing appeared on the surface again, because it is transparent, as well. But reflecting speciality of the mirror helped me to use the same scenario as 2 scenarios. Different positions of it might constitute different compositions. Now, I am trying to design, present a guidance system with this matte, and double mirrored transparent material and projector. I am planning to design a scene, draw it as 2d, and print it on this transparent double mirrored surface in laser cutter. Then, give some colour with gouache or ink. And project 2 video to this surface...

+ 3rd term

1. What did you take from critique of your work at the last crit?
a) How is it architectural? Correlate how to define project. Do finished things.
b) A guidance system of where something is for the neoclassical system. What does the guidance system correlate? Where is the guidance system located? GPS table.
c) Method of making landscape drawings.
d) Where does the spaceship come from as an idea?
e) Deal with the time element in your project .
f) Take what you are doing inside to the outside. Moving through the environment.
2. What are you responding too, from the last crit?
a) The main point is here to see the user as a participant, and understanding the importance of the user’s view to the space in design process. The follies in the Stowe Garden are the symbols for the 18th century’s enlightment and some political ambitions. I am viewing the landscape from where I am supposed to stand as a participant, and then viewing from different way to say never can control of how the participant view things.
b) It is a guidance system which is interrupted a guidance system which is the picturesque. The guidance system correlates relationships between the environment and the participant as social and emotional beings.
c) -give multiple of seeing distance (eyeshot)
-the length of an object rather than distance can be used as a unit of measure
-multiple of acting distance
d) Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, earth observation, meteorology, navigation, planetary exploration and space tourism. Spacecraft and space travel are common themes in works of science fiction.
e) Picturesque deals with composition of time.
f) Curvilinear vectors.
3. What do you want to do for your project over the last three months?
-I want to use the idea of interaction in space, such as bringing domestic space into the landscape by double exposing.
-I want to use the Peter Greenaway’s movie The Draughtsman’s Contract for narrating of the simultaneous phenomena.
-Take the black box as an idea of a visual construction.
-Continue to the video work with the connections of the landscape.
4. How do you intend to develop and finish your project over the next three months?
-The first journey was including the picturesque views of the garden. The second journey might be other sides of the picturesque views that we are not supposed to stand. It might be done by using a mirror in the same line as the first journey in order to play with object and subject within the environment.
-A video work with the connections of the environment and the interior, using double expose on video work.
-Some perspective drawings with the collage of the photography works by transforming original picturesque paintings.

+ Reversing in the landscape