The premise of this project is to consider the relationship of Birmingham residents with their local environment during lockdown and its after effects on their lives. I hope to develop knowledge and understanding of the use of space by populations, in particular, through the prism of searching for the unfamiliar within the familiar, informed by theories such as the Tourist Gaze. Many people became adventurers in their own neighbourhoods during this time and I am interested in archiving these travels in an attempt to encourage and continue the legacy of the mental health benefits of engaging in slow, imaginative, local travel.
STUDIO RESEARCH PRACTICE
Birmingham street map trials; Place of Solace
White wash of acrylic
Accidently bleeding on map printout)
Water soaked map
Black ink on map.
Cut out of route
Layered cutout on original map.
Reverse of water soaked map
Reverse of ink map
Photographic trials using vintage 35mm black and white film and camera, Place of Solace
Experimentation for Invisible Cities proposal (collaboration with Selfridges and Osman Yousefzada)
Projection drawing, quick trial
Layered coloured line drawing of routes, quick trial
Journey lines, without projection.
Example of a subverted postcard (written to a place from a person).
SOCIAL PRACTICE RESEARCH
Images created at an art event 'Place of Solace'
Postcard gallery wall
Postcards in detail
Postcards in detail
Initial collaborative map drawing
Final layered drawing