Project 05: Ideas - London Boundaries

From the list of outcomes i had to create i decided by starting to look at the boundaries of london.

I found a map of the boundaries of london from

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/maps/london_map.htm

From this I thought that I could trace around the outskirts to create an outline.

Afterwards I looked at the different postal areas that made up London which I found from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_postal_district

From the list I created a typographic piece.

To make this more personal I highlighted my postcode.

I quite liked this piece as I thought it portrayed the boundaries of London, but I wanted to take it one step further and print it onto letters ( as it relates to the postcodes). I also thought of printing it onto a travel card and a tube map, as this related to the boundaries of traveling.

Project 05: Expected Outcomes

Beyond the Boundaries Outcomes

• A personal interpretation of Beyond the boundaries loosely inspired by the excursions, exhibits and films (any medium possible).

At least three of the following projects:

• Take a series of photos without a camera
• Do an exhibition in an unexpected space, fro example your fridge, your coat
• Where does London start and end
• Find a place in London that doesn't look like London. Document it
• Make a documentary about outsider art
• Create a video, photo or graphic novel placed in a unknown place
• Research the subject of immigration and boarder zones
• Write a 100-word review of Ptrick Keiler's London, Davis Lamela's A study of the relationship of inner and outer space and Saint Etienneie's Finisterre
• Develop a narrative on people isolated from society, like miners trapped underground, gypsies, royalty, etc.

Project 05: Excursions - Wellcome Collection

High Society - Mind-altering drugs in history and culture

I found this exhibit to be truly fascinating, when I arrived at the exhibit I thought there would be a lot of information around drugs, but instead I found a lot of visual documentation about drugs in history in culture. This meant could really look at this exhibit from a graphic design point of view, this gave me a lot of inspiration.

This is defiantly a subject that I would like to research further.

Below are photos soured from the Wellcome Gallery.

Project 05: Excursions - White Cube

Gregory Crewdson - Sanctuary

Crewdon's work consisted of 41 black-and-white photographs, thats showed a variety of locations.

I thought that his work portrayed physical and mental boundaries, as the locations he captured seemed strange, lonely and alienated.

Here are a few photographs, sourced form the White Cube Gallery.

Project 05: Excursions - Frith Street Gallery

Fiona Banner - The Naked Ear

This was another exhibit that I really enjoyed, showcasing works from Fiona Banner. I have researched her work before but it was really interesting to see her work up close.

My favourite piece was '1066', 2010. Indian ink on wall, 2150 x 400 cm.

This was a wall drawing describing the battle of England's last invasion.

Below are a few photos I took while at the exhibit.

Project 05: Excursions - Serpentine Gallery

Serpentine Gallery

At the Serpentine, we watched a few films from the artist Philippe Parreno.

I found these films quite random as I didn't truly understand the content. Im not particularly interested in artist films, so this may be the reason for lack of interest. I also found it rather difficult to relate the films to 'beyond the boundaries'.

Below are stills from the films, sourced from the Serpentine Gallery.

Project 05: Excursions - Shadow Catchers

Shadow Catchers - Camera-less Photography

Below are images from the artists that were in the exhibition.

The artists include:

• Floris Neususs
• Pierre Cordier
• Garry Fabian Miller
• Susan Derges
• Adam Fuss

I thoroughly enjoyed this exhibit, it was very interesting and inspirational. I could have easily have spent hours in this exhibit, it is defiantly a must see!