TASK 1A: LINE- Sense of place
Cutty Sark to Island Gardens
As part of my second task I spent time studying the area around the Cutty Sark, the interior of the foot tunnel, and the Island Gardens to begin to create a sense of each place. Each 3 locations varied quiet dramatically as I discovered during my visit.
Cutty Sark:
Sounds: The sounds which stood out prominently here were firstly, the sound of a local band playing to the public, laughter and chatter of children and people as well as the hustle and bustle of traffic and sirens.
Here is a pencil rubbing of the paving used around the location of the Cutty Sark, along with a few descriptive words that add to the feel of the location. Examples include: Neat, Structured, Man Made, Prefabricated, Practical and Smooth.
The beautiful tall grasses captured in this photo portray a sense of calm and serenity, and add a sense of beauty to this side of the Thames.
Foot Tunnel
Sounds: Once underground the foot tunnel becomes alive with sounds, including the sounds of loud or hushed chatter, laughter and screams. As well as the repetitive, steady pattern of the sound of feet walking.
Above is a pencil drawing of the floor of the tunnel. I thought this was particularly significant as the small repetitive, structured tiles could symbolise the reptitive sound of constant footprints walking across them. They also have little character about them, much like the interior of the tunnel.
Walking through the tunnel, I felt a sense of fear and apprehension as well as a slight sense of claustrophobia at the idea of being underneath so much water. The interior of the tunnel does not help to alter this as the photos below show.
This is the worn tiled floor that my pencil rubbing came from, showing the age of the flooring from years of heavy footfall.
The sense uncertainty and fear is not helped by the gloomy interior of the tunnel walls and flooring.
This photo is of part of the brick work from the wall of the tunnel. Much of the tunnel looks to have been left in quite a poor and derelict state.
However during my walk through the tunnel I did find some original features that helped to add some old character to the tunnel.
Island Gardens
Sounds: Once out of the tunnel, you are met with a sense of calm and quiet chatter, very different from the sound of Cutty Sark or the Foot Tunnel. Here there is a sense of serenity and calmness which is not present in the other two locations.
Above is a pencil rubbing of the ground taken from Island Gardens. From the rubbing you can see that the floor here is much more organic and less structured. It has not been pre fabricated and does not have an even pattern, representing a more organic landscape than at Cutty Sark.
The photos below were taken from the Isle of dogs, looking across at Greenwich and Deptford.
The views of Deptford, looking across from the Isle of Gardens.
The view of Greenwich from the Isle of Gardens.
As part of my second task I spent time studying the area around the Cutty Sark, the interior of the foot tunnel, and the Island Gardens to begin to create a sense of each place. Each 3 locations varied quiet dramatically as I discovered during my visit.
Cutty Sark:
Sounds: The sounds which stood out prominently here were firstly, the sound of a local band playing to the public, laughter and chatter of children and people as well as the hustle and bustle of traffic and sirens.
Here is a pencil rubbing of the paving used around the location of the Cutty Sark, along with a few descriptive words that add to the feel of the location. Examples include: Neat, Structured, Man Made, Prefabricated, Practical and Smooth.
The beautiful tall grasses captured in this photo portray a sense of calm and serenity, and add a sense of beauty to this side of the Thames.
Foot Tunnel
Above is a pencil drawing of the floor of the tunnel. I thought this was particularly significant as the small repetitive, structured tiles could symbolise the reptitive sound of constant footprints walking across them. They also have little character about them, much like the interior of the tunnel.
This is the worn tiled floor that my pencil rubbing came from, showing the age of the flooring from years of heavy footfall.
The sense uncertainty and fear is not helped by the gloomy interior of the tunnel walls and flooring.
This photo is of part of the brick work from the wall of the tunnel. Much of the tunnel looks to have been left in quite a poor and derelict state.
However during my walk through the tunnel I did find some original features that helped to add some old character to the tunnel.
Island Gardens
Sounds: Once out of the tunnel, you are met with a sense of calm and quiet chatter, very different from the sound of Cutty Sark or the Foot Tunnel. Here there is a sense of serenity and calmness which is not present in the other two locations.
Above is a pencil rubbing of the ground taken from Island Gardens. From the rubbing you can see that the floor here is much more organic and less structured. It has not been pre fabricated and does not have an even pattern, representing a more organic landscape than at Cutty Sark.
The photos below were taken from the Isle of dogs, looking across at Greenwich and Deptford.
The views of Deptford, looking across from the Isle of Gardens.
The view of Greenwich from the Isle of Gardens.
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