I MUST FEEL
Monday, June 30, 2008
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT. The Space of Death and Seduction
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT"The Space of Death and Seduction"
The Ohio State University. Knowlton School of Architecture. Sophomore Studio. Spring 2008
Critic: Gabriel Esquivel
Lighting Effects Critic: Dave Covey. OSU Dance Department
Students:
Dan Starcher
Tim Cousino
Terry Lerner
Jessica Day
The premise of the studio was to develop a performative surface using light as the main inspiration. My studio took a different approach and we began to investigate the idea of producing an emotional surface. This lead to the idea of investigating different effects and finally creating a series of atmospheric installations.
This new studio discourse wanted to shift the classic critical architecture paradigm of thinking(indexical process) to feeling (affect).
The research started by looking at Gothic rose windows, their geometry and their lighting effects. Another source of inspiration was the interior atmosphere produced by the candlelight in front of the altars inside the churches. The idea of a color effect led to the investigation of bullfighting for several reasons, the idea of motion and emotion. The ritual from the anticipation when the bullfighter kneels in front of the a specific atmosphere like the altar, the moment of the seduction when he stands in front of the bull, all the way to the moment of death.
This particular event is already charged with specific emotions and we wanted to use that as inspirations to explore the possibility of producing new affects.
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT. Daylight.
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT
"The Space of Death and Seduction"
The Ohio State University. Knowlton School of Architecture. Spring 2008
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT. Technique and Surface Effects
Technique
Final Surface
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT'The Space of Death and Seduction"
The Ohio State University. Knowlton School of Architecture. Spring 2008
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT. Fabrication
Paint Process
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT"The Space of Death and Seduction"
The Ohio State University. Knowlton School of Architecture. Spring 2008
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT. Inspiration
Corrida de Toros
Religious Altars
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT
'The Space of Death and Seduction"
The Ohio State University. Knowlton School of Architecture. Spring 2008
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT. Effects and Atmosphere
Hot Surface
Candlelight
Rose Widow
Light Filtering Effects
GOTHIC BULLFIGHT
The Space of Death and Seduction
Critic: Gabriel Esquivel
Lighting Designer Consultant: Dave Covey. OSU Department of Dance
The Ohio State University. Knowlton School of Architecture. Sophomore Studio. Spring 2008
Students:
Dan Starcher
Tim Cousino
Terry Lerner
Jessica Day
Thursday, June 26, 2008
SYMBIOTE
SYMBIOTE
An Installation-Collaboration
The Ohio State University. Sophomore Studio. Spring 2008.
Critic: Gabriel Esquivel
Lighting Designer Critic: Dave Covey. OSU Dance Department.
The concept behind this project started by creating a cartoon character that has an overwhelming dream of being entrapped by a strange organism. The group started by looking at natural atmospheres of decay and shadows, like roots taking over ruins, this guided the research to look into architectural precedents that produced similar effects like the Tassel Hotel by Victor Horta where the geometry game of the two dimensional ornament of the wall that looks like a shadow and the three dimensional ornamentation of the stair rail. All these effects indicated the possibility of looking for atmospheres and the idea of looking at films came up. The movies the group looked at were Spyderman 3 and the moving fearful effect of the Venom taken over by the symbiote, as well as the gloomy wet atmosphere of Blade-Runner.
The Rhino investigation not only produced a specific geometry guide for fabrication, but the rendering exploration gave a clear idea of how the space should look using blue light, reflection and shadows.
The feeling that the installation wanted to produce was that of anguish and entrapment
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