29 Aug 2019 Planned journey-from London to Granada - a contrast from the adventure of walking/riding through cobblestone streets of the historic Moorish town. Housed in a beautiful Moroccan villa with views to the alhambra monument and the beautiful Carrera del Darro street below.City planned at the time of Moorish rule in Spain, complete with… Continue reading Notes from today’s ‘drift’ in Granada..
Month: August 2019
Site Visit
26 Aug 2019 Site - Greens across the Railway Line from Nomadic Community Gardens, Shoreditch, London Means of navigation: complex - one side cordoned off by the railway line, with access gates locked, route involves 15-20 mins of walking/cycling/skateboarding minimum. (Some areas have restricted vehicular access) Hence, rich in experiential quality. What Street Art means… Continue reading Site Visit
Sounds of the City
21 Aug 2019 Navigating London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGbr7x1zHy8&feature=youtu.be Sound recordings collected while navigating London Sound workshop 27 Aug 2019 In today’s sound workshop with Matt, we learnt some ways of expressing, enhancing and enriching narratives through the use and analysis of sound markers, overlaying, repetition and reverberation of sound tracks. In a team of 4, we recorded… Continue reading Sounds of the City
Perception and Projection
25 August 2019 Museum of london futures artwork From the images, certain elements are repeatedly highlighted: Future of London, according to the artist, is impacted in great measure, by how we treat the environment and our current approach to sustainability. Power- usage and generationTransport- alternative means Climate change and its impacts on streets, the river… Continue reading Perception and Projection
Psychogeography
23 Aug 2019 Our Friday afternoon reading session with Matt and Benji was based on an extract from Psychogeography Today by Merlin Coverly. As introduced to us previously, the term encompasses a broad area of intersection between Psychology and Geography, with its perceptions and usage continually evolving with the changing time. Following are some key… Continue reading Psychogeography
Navigating London
21 August 2019 collinsdictionary.com We started our journey on the Central line this morning, as Wooli, Lilly and I met at Totenhamcourt Road station to check out the piano that has been placed on the site.. The piano was locked from public use, but we were impressed by the artwork on the paneling in the… Continue reading Navigating London
A dérive at the Barbican
Artifacts and Installations
I have been drawn to Public art and street installations ever since I visited Melbourne city for the first time in 2016. Public art defines the underlying mood of an area, while providing playful stimulus to the people in the public sphere. The public purse in MelbourneBerried library: representing time and history Some installations and… Continue reading Artifacts and Installations
Museum of London
20 Aug 2019 Today's visit to the Museum of London was a fruitful research activity with regard to the Navigators project, as it provided me with a lot of background information on the context of the city. Upon entering the museum, I decided to skip the prehistorical exhibits as I felt I could not relate… Continue reading Museum of London
Navigators Project Launch
19 Aug 2019 How do cities change? How has London evolved over the past 1000 years? Creatively explore and Critically research London using a selected Tube line as catalyst Record the environment and document the journey - connections with people, architecture, art, sounds, smells, feelings Identify a site, use digimap to access site information Claire's… Continue reading Navigators Project Launch







