VISUAL BOUNDARIES
PERCIEVING FIELD, SPACE AND MOVEMENT
We experience boundaries in our daily lives in various ways, whether it be an object or person obstructing our line of vision, or a social norm preventing us from behaving a certain way. Unlike social boundaries which are intangible, visual boundaries are very much concrete. Through the course of this exercise, you will observe visual boundaries in the form of frames containing miscellaneous abstract shapes, objects, and their shadows.
We began to recognize the various visual boundaries that exist as we navigate through the built and natural environment that surrounds us. The visual boundaries that we observed will be perceived for their nature, character, construct, materiality, and function.
Studying the various aspects of these visual boundaries and their organization has led us to begin to perceive the basic constructs of space and the relationship it possesses to the movement of various bodies in space, which we will begin to document through photographs and drawings. Finally, we will analyze the organization and construct of field and space and the resulting movement of your body in the particular field of space. We will engage with this study through the construction of diagrams, maps, and models to begin to understand the subject of cartography and its value in constructing visual narratives.
Students Work
The drawings are based on, the field, space and movement around 4 particulate spaces, 1) The staircase leading to a level one in the park 2) Skating ring 3) Corridor of the school, and 4) The lift, the maps are drawn by navigating, perceiving and understanding various aspects such as, the movement and circulation around these spaces, the interaction with light, people, animals, foliage, vegetation, the depth, levels, height and the concrete, rigid, transparent and opaque.
The style of the drawings is based on references from the works of artists such as David Lemm and Zarina Hashmi.
Bhagyashree Dargar
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The society entrance has been taken as an example as there are various boundaries and demarcations that can be observed. Starting from the inside to the periphery. The road and the traffic lane marking demarcates a space for the vehicles that enter and exit the society. The boom barrier acts as a temporary boundary and helps with the security aspect. The umbrella’s shadow acts as a boundary for the watchmen seeking shade during the day.
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The top view of the balcony gives a peek into the different boundaries that are present. The balcony railing acts as a boundary for security purposes. The triangular flooring creates a regional boundary for human movements. The solid white region (in the drawing) is the lawn. The brick block line separates the lawn and the soil region.
Kevin John