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urban farmers
by anne muschik, hayley tait, iris arnold & ryla jakelski an urban farming community, whereby one can learn the entire food process from seed to the food on their plate and which would then become a platform for events. ‘activating’ … Continue reading
Posted in 00_final projects, Anne Muschik, Hayley Tait, Iris Arnold, Ryla Jakelski
Tagged compost, events, gardening, kitchen, scaffolding
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QR Code Experimentation
This week we experimented with possible projection techniques and distortion. Using light to map out the path of our QR code.
Posted in 06_week 11 tutorial, Anne Muschik, Hayley Tait, Iris Arnold, Ryla Jakelski
Tagged Projection
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Pimping the laneway – work in progress…
Quick response codes are matrix barcodes which, when photographed using a smartphone application, lead the user directly to a specific website based on the individual code. They can be made up simply as a 2D surface, with paint or drawing, … Continue reading
Posted in 06_week 11 tutorial, Anne Muschik, Hayley Tait, Iris Arnold, Ryla Jakelski
Tagged qr-code, wk 11, work in progress
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Pimp your laneway
Open publication – Free publishing
Posted in 05_week 10 spatial ideas, Anne Muschik, Hayley Tait, Iris Arnold, Ryla Jakelski
Tagged activating, laneway, pimp
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Fisheye Walk
One method of recording uses the ‘fisheye’ lense. It is a useful tool, especially when concerning skateboarding, which allows one to capture much wider view than usual. A focus is still apparent, however there is also a wider context in … Continue reading
Posted in 04_technology, Anne Muschik, Hayley Tait, Iris Arnold, Ryla Jakelski
Tagged fisheye, melbourne central, observations
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the individual & the institute
mid semester review explorations of public space and urban environments have generated my interest of public engagements relevant to their context and further how an individual can impact on an institute. making a claim of public space in a … Continue reading
Posted in 04_mid-semester reflection, Hayley Tait
Tagged indiviual, institution, relevance, urban environments
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we are watching you…
During our derive through public space, we noticed the heavy presence of security cameras around the Redfern Community Centre. This is public space, however they have made a claim on it by capturing it through a lens, keeping a constant … Continue reading
Posted in 03_claim the city, Hayley Tait, installation, Ryla Jakelski
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because it’s public space!
As we have previously discussed the use of public space and how the public doesn’t always feel compelled to use it, we have explored this idea. Due to rules, regulations and state laws public space didn’t seem to be a … Continue reading
Posted in 03_claim the city, Anne Muschik, carte blanche, Hayley Tait, Iris Arnold, Ryla Jakelski
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where art happens
In order to test boundaries and induce public reactions, our group of 4 demonstrated two types of public art. The second location was more so a live art interaction where tourists and passers-by stopped to understand our occupation. We … Continue reading
Posted in 02_occupation, Erika Wells, Freya Robinson, Hannah Moriarty, Hayley Tait
Tagged Art, bodily, Human Sculpture, reaction
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where public space happens to be private
In order to test boundaries and induce public reactions, our group of 4 demonstrated two types of public art. The first location was in front of Federation Square, where we dressed up in white ‘onesies’ (suits) and experimented by making … Continue reading
Posted in 02_occupation, 05_projects, Erika Wells, Freya Robinson, Hannah Moriarty, Hayley Tait
Tagged Art, Human Sculpture, response
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did someone say rain?
how much does the individual have to give up in order to be part of the overall unity of a spociety? from minimal means to masteful ends – a lesson in the dymnamics of organasiation these umbrellas act as … Continue reading
Posted in 3D explorations/space, 4D explorations/time, Erika Wells, Freya Robinson, Hannah Moriarty, Hayley Tait
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footpath as canvas
not unlike the water stencils from week 3 - we have used water as the medium through which to generate a temporary claim of the space outside the rmit city campus. through these simple actions we are exploring the … Continue reading
Posted in 2D explorations/surface, 3D explorations/space, Erika Wells, Freya Robinson, Hannah Moriarty, Hayley Tait
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Boundaries
Smoking in a built up area like the city is where boundaries are blurred. The photo above is taken in a narrow alley which connects Melbourne Central to RMIT but also doubles as a great place to have a smoke … Continue reading
Posted in 04_technology, Hayley Tait
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fisheye walk
Posted in 04_technology, Anne Muschik, Hayley Tait, Iris Arnold, Ryla Jakelski
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Finish My Drawing
private encounter. from Hayley Tait on Vimeo. This video captures a private encounter with the public in Melbourne CBD. I positioned myself outside the NGV holding a board with butchers paper clipped to it. I had several different coloured markers … Continue reading
Understanding Psychogeography
Psychogeography is a concept that has been defined by various practitioners’ methodologies. These include the ‘dérive’ introduced by Guy Debord and the situationists, ‘flaneur‘ a term coined by Charles Baudelaire and allied ideas including urban wandering, mental traveller and the … Continue reading
Posted in 06_readings, Hannah Moriarty, Hayley Tait, Heayoun Yun, Ping Yan, Xiaoan Sun
Tagged incremental democracy, Psychogeography, urban wandering
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Moving Through Public Space
Untitled from Hayley Tait on Vimeo. This video demonstrates our use of public space and the psychology of urban environments. We experimented with the human traffic flow and discovered the difficulty of pausing or walking against the flow. To provide … Continue reading
Posted in 4D observations/time, Hayley Tait, Ryla Jakelski
Tagged 4D, Psychogeography, Random
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Stating Temporary Claims
In the first photo the tree has overgrown into the laneway, over time creeping into public space. This is more a subtle claim on the city. Also creating shadow, this example carries into the ‘4D’ category, as it includes time. … Continue reading
Posted in 3D observations/space, Hayley Tait, Ryla Jakelski
Tagged Defining, interaction, Temporary
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Slicing Perception
During technology we explored various issues relating to the media, public, education process and utopia. Firstly Ceri explained his views on the media and how it can change our perceptions. An example of this was his project with slicing a … Continue reading
Posted in 2D explorations/surface, Hayley Tait, Ryla Jakelski
Tagged democracy, media, Utopia
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2D Street Trading
After walking through Melbourne’s CBD and capturing 2D representations of ‘Claiming the City’ I have chosen the below three images as I feel they each offer a different representation. Street Trading – The portraits captured in the photo above are … Continue reading