WHAT DO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SEE?
1. Go to the site.
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2. Spend 10 minutes exploring the space. Walk across the bridge. Take your time. Walk down towards the water. Observe your surroundings.
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3. Collect 3 materials you find in the area.
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4. Arrange these materials in the site and take a photo of your arrangement.
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5. Take 3 photos of things you find interesting or intriguing.
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5. Write a sentence explaining why these 3 photos interest you.
ARRANGEMENTS
It is interesting to see that most people chose natural materials in their arrangements. It is also interesting that none of these collected natural materials have a direct correlation to the lake that is metres away.
Natural
vs
Unnatural
The unnatural materials that people found were debris, rubbish or items that had been dumped in the area. They weren't the man-made materials that were intentionally built into the site such as concrete and metal.
WHAT IS INTERESTING TO YOU?
"sole survivor of an attempt to beautify the place"
"the drain pipe doesn't function anymore. How did this become broken?"
"how did these reeds get here and why were they placed like this?"
"unusual direction of growth compared to the surrounding trees"
"can see the landscape you overlook when driving past"
"isn't this obvious?"
"drawn to water and reflections"
"you can actually see the water and ducks at the underpass"
From analysing what my friends and family that live in the area are interested by and drawn to in the site, I was able to decipher what elements of the site that I was intrigued by to highlight and emphasise through my interventions.