Jade Pillay
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02 Cinematic Site Sequence
Cinematic Device
In week 1, we were asked to make a cinematic device that can be used on the site. I decided to use my phone camera as my device and then do post-production.
I made a video from a series of images that I took as I walked through Fort Lane and into Imperial Lane. I used every other photo so it could look like they are moments in time when stitched together, almost looking like fragments from a memory. It was interesting to see the different elements/people moving in the video and the change in the atmosphere as I walked through the threshold.
From those series of images, I made a flip book. I used all the photos so that it could have more of an effect of how a video is it's in your hands and tangible.
I created these images in Photoshop where I overlayed old and new photos of the same place around the area our project is meant to take place. I cut out parts of the new images and had the old pictures showing through as a way to show how things use to be and how much it has changed over the years.
Fort Lane - c1973 & 2022
Research
Ian Strange - FINAL ACT
FINAL ACT is a film, photography, and installation-based project and exhibition by artist Ian Strange.
In November 2013, Strange collaborated with cinematographer Alun ‘Albol’ Bollinger to create three new film and photography-based artworks, which included four suburban homes in Christchurch, New Zealand that were affected by the earthquake. These homes were located in Christchurch’s residential “Red Zone”, an area containing over 16,000 houses slated for demolition following the devastating 2011 earthquake. The movie is in part an emotive archive of these Christchurch homes and a continuation of the artist’s ongoing exploration of the social and emotional icon of the home.
Looking at my own work of the overlay, it could be one interesting idea to incorporate what the city use to look like many years back into my project. Paying tribute and not forgetting what was once there and how far the city has evolved.
Space of Memory - Luke McDonell
After having somewhat of an idea of what I want to do with level 2 in the Imperial Lane and playing with the idea of how our memories are not necessarily linear, I came across Luke Mcdonell's project called 'Space of Memory' on arena channel.
His project proposes a residency that will hold 16 residential units and a working space for artists. The artists will use their knowledge and background to develop a sensory understanding of their memories. In progress, they can use the architecture as a tool to re-experience their memories and convey them in the space.
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After reading his synopsis, it left me with some questions about how he really intends the space to be used by the artists. I would have wanted to read more about it and how he came about his final decisions. But overall, it is a fascinating idea.
