In this project, we tackled an exploration of habitat. Five areas around Glasgow that are hotspots for community as well as displaying different aspects of the culture in this city were chosen. Our exploration occurs through the lens of our five senses as human beings: sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing. Each participant of this group has responded to one of the senses in their own individual way in exploration of each location. Together we hope these works can represent the identity of each of these locations around Glasgow, highlighting the city community and human impact.
Category: 2021/22
Pockets of Noise/Nature of Sound
Liam McAuley
Sarah Mclaughlin Oender
Taylor DOcherty
Ziye Lin
Ella-Rose Paez-Bowen
Synopsis;
For the duration of these four weeks, we, as a group, began to investigate our relationship to sound and noise. Through a series of interviews we were able to separate these two terms which later furthered our interest into how present sound pollution is in our surroundings
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Exploration of Rivers
Water reunites us, both physically and metaphorically. Despite being speckled across Glasgow, each of us was close to a river or canal, with its one history and unique relationship to ourselves. Taking inspiration from Neil McGuire’s Then and Now we decided to focus specifically on rivers. Water is timeless and ever-connected, so how could each of us explore it as our habitat, and what are the historical and societal implications? As a response we each made a video with “river” as our subject, including thoughtful audio. Through collaboration and research, we have created a small collection with each of our videos representing a small chapter of the bigger picture.
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A Section of the M8
Our project explores the monumental presence of the motorways in Glasgow. They are a paradox in their economic convivence yet social inconvenience to Glasgow. It is centred around observing and recording, perhaps in response to my communication design tutor, in Charing Cross, though conducted with a more artesian approach and result, a nod to my upbringing. It culminates in an architectural concept or proposal, aligning with my course. Overall, it is a body of work that draws on various visual influences and conducts its own primary and secondary research in response to our habitat within the Anthropocene.
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Merchant City Map
Human interaction can be recorded in various ways in our environment, including an interactive map highlighting Glasgow’s trade success. With growing industry comes more interaction; therefore, traces of human existence are visible today. The map displays imperative landmarks and monuments in the Merchant City, close to the ‘heartbeat’ of Glasgow. Trade made Glasgow. Retailed to a tourist in the area, historical and modern sketches will emphasise the city’s change and the strong existence that remained in the present. The industrial movement largely contributes to what Glasgow is today and all are altered by human activity, strongly linking to the Anthropocene.
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Urban Growth
Throughout the project we were investigating the techniques and processes to explore our habitat in our current period of the Anthropocene. Through our research, we went on expeditions around the Glasgow city centre, sketching aspects we all found interesting in the city. From these sketches, we then came together as a group and developed the idea of a board game, as well as developing our sketches and personal themes. These different themes that we all found interesting then came together in one outcome creating the backdrop and theming of a board game.
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Lost Glasgow
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Let Glasgow Flourish
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Urban versus suburban life
We have been working with the contrasts between urban and suburban life. We have been asking ourself the questions; why do so many people strive to live in the city? What is best for the enviorment? Mental health? And so on.
By working with sounds, moving image and still image we concluded our thoughts in a project based on our own media forms. To add even more contrast to the work. Contrasts are such an important part of being a human and we really wanted to add that to our project.