Thanks for breaking the ice with your post, Sebastian. The Acconci site has some quite beautiful work.
Any comments from the students who have registered?
Peter
Submitted by Peter Boyle on Tue, 21/04/2009 - 1:39pm.
just wanted to get this blog started- as a way to help me think a bit more about my ideas for the project I guess. I've been trying to come up with some text for Kemp Place as well as another project at the same time and haven't really settled on anything yet.
At the end of our last meeting we discussed the idea of trying to create a bit of a barrier to the traffic that heads south over the Story Bridge and using the hill as a natural amphitheatre and creating some kind of usable space at the bottom of the hill.
What I am trying to think about is how to combine the different elements together- making interaction almost impossible to avoid. I've been reading a few Vito Acconci interviews and I really like the way thinks about public space and how it can be used. www.acconci.com You can also find some of his videos from the 70s on youtube- they are pretty funny.
I am sure you all would like to be reminded that Les Hooper is heading off to New York tomorrow (Wednesday). Les will be working on a project rebuilding neighbourhoods in New Orleans, but will be based in New York. Good luck, Les, try to enjoy yourself, don't worry about us and drop us a line in the blog.
Les will be keeping an eye on what's happening with the site-unseen project via this site and reports from all of the planning team, so please start and continue communicating via the blog!
Submitted by Peter Boyle on Tue, 14/04/2009 - 11:05pm.
Lauren met with Simone, Adrian and Sebastian out on-site in Kemp Place Park on Wednesday to start scoping opportunities for interventions in the park, based on the brief, previous student work and their perceptions of the site. Lauren has made the following notes from this session as a summary of the directions and themes so far discussed:
- Artistic screening along the main road/southern/western edge of the site ( a real or perceived noise and traffic barrier)
- Option of both interactive musical type elements and passive wind objects (which ties into many of the students’ ideas)
- Opportunity for a lighting element in place of the existing flood lighting.
- The notion the screening or vertical elements could act as a marker or seen by people not only in the park but passing by.
- Elements having multi function, depending on where you observe it or enter the park from.
- Elements being multifaceted in simple and effective ways
- Some amenity (whether that is in cheap modular seating elements connected to vertical elements or the intervention as an opportunity for
seating) – to be investigated by others if not integral to the art works.
- Some basic soft landscaping elements to encourage relaxation and stabilize banks etc. – to be investigated by others if not integral to the art
works
- A space to be seen and to watch
These ideas are just a way forward and not a solution.
Submitted by Peter Boyle on Fri, 10/04/2009 - 11:19pm.
Simone
It's great to have you contribute to this project and wonderful to hear that you are excited about your involvement.
Now if we can just get the young participants talking about it!!!!!
It's perhaps early days yet and that will follow once some of your ideas and that of Sebastian and Adrian start filtering through this medium.
Registration has been a bit slow, so if you are a student, please get others involved to register as soon as possible.
Peter
Submitted by Peter Boyle on Tue, 07/04/2009 - 1:44pm.
I'm very excited to be working as an artist on this project.
I look forward to viewing your comments and ideas towards making Kemp Place Park a special place. ;-)
Simone
Submitted by Simone Eisler on Sun, 05/04/2009 - 10:15pm.
We are slowly gathering profiles for this site on our three artists. In the meantime all are encouraged to view their websites to understand their approach to their work and the work itself.
Comments
Thanks for breaking the ice with your post, Sebastian. The Acconci site has some quite beautiful work.
Any comments from the students who have registered?
Peter
Hi Everyone,
just wanted to get this blog started- as a way to help me think a bit more about my ideas for the project I guess. I've been trying to come up with some text for Kemp Place as well as another project at the same time and haven't really settled on anything yet.
At the end of our last meeting we discussed the idea of trying to create a bit of a barrier to the traffic that heads south over the Story Bridge and using the hill as a natural amphitheatre and creating some kind of usable space at the bottom of the hill.
What I am trying to think about is how to combine the different elements together- making interaction almost impossible to avoid. I've been reading a few Vito Acconci interviews and I really like the way thinks about public space and how it can be used. www.acconci.com You can also find some of his videos from the 70s on youtube- they are pretty funny.
Have a great time in New Orleans Les!
I am sure you all would like to be reminded that Les Hooper is heading off to New York tomorrow (Wednesday). Les will be working on a project rebuilding neighbourhoods in New Orleans, but will be based in New York. Good luck, Les, try to enjoy yourself, don't worry about us and drop us a line in the blog.
Les will be keeping an eye on what's happening with the site-unseen project via this site and reports from all of the planning team, so please start and continue communicating via the blog!
Lauren met with Simone, Adrian and Sebastian out on-site in Kemp Place Park on Wednesday to start scoping opportunities for interventions in the park, based on the brief, previous student work and their perceptions of the site. Lauren has made the following notes from this session as a summary of the directions and themes so far discussed:
- Artistic screening along the main road/southern/western edge of the site ( a real or perceived noise and traffic barrier)
- Option of both interactive musical type elements and passive wind objects (which ties into many of the students’ ideas)
- Opportunity for a lighting element in place of the existing flood lighting.
- The notion the screening or vertical elements could act as a marker or seen by people not only in the park but passing by.
- Elements having multi function, depending on where you observe it or enter the park from.
- Elements being multifaceted in simple and effective ways
- Some amenity (whether that is in cheap modular seating elements connected to vertical elements or the intervention as an opportunity for
seating) – to be investigated by others if not integral to the art works.
- Some basic soft landscaping elements to encourage relaxation and stabilize banks etc. – to be investigated by others if not integral to the art
works
- A space to be seen and to watch
These ideas are just a way forward and not a solution.
Simone
It's great to have you contribute to this project and wonderful to hear that you are excited about your involvement.
Now if we can just get the young participants talking about it!!!!!
It's perhaps early days yet and that will follow once some of your ideas and that of Sebastian and Adrian start filtering through this medium.
Registration has been a bit slow, so if you are a student, please get others involved to register as soon as possible.
Peter
Hi everyone,
I'm very excited to be working as an artist on this project.
I look forward to viewing your comments and ideas towards making Kemp Place Park a special place. ;-)
Simone
We are slowly gathering profiles for this site on our three artists. In the meantime all are encouraged to view their websites to understand their approach to their work and the work itself.
For Simone, http://www.simoneeisler.com/ ; for Adrian, http://www.davisthomas.com.au/ . It seems Sebastian doesn't have a dedicated website, but there are a number of links to follow if you Google his name - Sebstian Moody.
Please check them out.
Peter
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