February 2012
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“On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best...”
– The Buddha
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Experiment.
I did an experimental trail using brass fencing in order to check how the wavy shape would reflect the light. At the beginning of the development of the idea, I was sure to use the conrete material for my project. After further research I noticed that I can enrich Mind Shelter by using another material like polished steel (see The Curve by Arnish Kapoor) in connection with conrete.
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Richard Deacon
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Problems with a map of the site and dimensions.
The fields around St Patric’s Chapel are huge. I visited the site yesterday and took some more pictures to capture the scale and propotions in order to make a model. However I wasn’t be able to do it right.
I ordered topographical map of Heysham. I hope it will help me.
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St Patric banishes all snakes from Ireland.
Regarding sketches I posted below.
The huge organic snake goes through the landscape, marks the paths and gives a shelter from time to time.
Snake? I’ve just realized that snakes appear in legends about St Patric.
Pious legend credits St. Patrick with banishing snakes from the island, chasing them into the sea after they assailed him during a 40-day fast he was undertaking on top of a...
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James Turrell_Skyspace.
Combining architecture, sculpture, and atmosphere, the work is not only a spectacular addition to the museum permanent collection, it is also now an important part of the building’s architecture. Turrell’s work is meant to be taken in slowly, quietly, and over time. The Skyspace experience varies at different times of the year and different times of day. Visitors are encouraged to stop in again...
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Maryhill Museum of Art Overlook.
Maryhill Museum of Art Overlook in Washington is one of my major inspirations.
I chose it mainly because of the use of material - reinforced cast-in-place concrete and design intention.
A ‘ribbon’ of concrete cascades down a gentle slope to create a seemingly continious line in landscape. A single concrete slab emerges from the ground and moves across the landscape, enfolding...
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Honours Project_St Patric's Chapel.
Mind shelter is the basic topic for my Honours Project. The essence of the project is simple. As the name says, it is a place which gives a shelter to mind, soul, heart. The Panoramic photos I took shows my chosen site in a sunny and freezy day. That is a place where people go for a walk or visit the ruins of St Patric’s Chapel.
The ruined St Patrick’s Chapel was probably built during the...
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The Haslingden Halo.
The Halo is an 18m-diameter steel lattice structure supported on a tripod five metres above the ground. The core is open at the top, framing views of the sky. It is lit after dark using low-energy LEDs powered by an adjacent wind turbine and glows a sky-blue colour, giving the effect of hovering above the town.
The Halo is an artwork set on the expended landfill site (or top ‘o’...
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The Singing Ringing Tree in Burnley.
The Singing Ringing Tree is a wind powered sound sculpture resembling a tree set in the landscape of the Pennine mountain range overlooking Burnley, in Lancashire, England.
Designed by architects Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu of Tonkin Liu, the Singing Ringing Tree is a 3 metre tall construction comprising pipes of galvanised steel which harness the energy of the wind to produce a slightly...
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The Atom in Pendle.
Design by Peter Meacock with Katarina Novomestska and Architecture Central Workshop.
From the inside the ferro-concrete structure frames both the landscape and the sky, providing discrete circular views, each of which reflects onto the central stainless steel sphere. As one moves around within the ‘Atom’ the pattern of reflections changes, as does the focus of attention through...
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Panopticons.
The Panopticons are a series of sculptures scattered throughout the Pennine mountain fringes of Lancashire. Each one is situated on a remote peak with distant and atmospheric views for miles around.
Theseries include:
Atom in Pendle
Singing Ringing Tree in Burnley
Haslingden Halo in Rossendale
Colourfields in Bluckburn
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Honours Project_THE ESSENCE.
Life is everything. The aim is to live in harmony with chaos. Sometimes chaos is so huge that it embrances the whole mind. Depression. Tension. Sadness. Slavery. Everyday life. The desire to escape.
The mind shelter is needed. The favourite place where mind and soul relax. Mind healing centre. Touch of beaty and peace. Walking. Windblast. Thoughts. Sitting. Observing. Internal monologue. Being.
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“In the nature of things:
Art about mobility, lightness and freedom.
Simple...”
– Richard Long
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Sculptures by Richard Long.
River Po Lane, Italy, 2001
Ireland, 1967
Dusty Boots Line, The Sahara, 1988
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