I initially started with the theme of Liminal spaces - looking a thresholds/ functionless spaces and their atmosphere/ eeriness - passers through, remnants left behind by people - their impression on the landscape/ a sense of what came before; the area between city/ countryside as a weird nothing space, passageways and underpasses - forgotten spaces
However, through discussion this theme has massively expanded - I started to think about abandoned spaces and revival/ degeneration - the function of graffiti in this (commissioned vs raw graffiti); geographical hierarchy - moving through social constructs from centre to outskirts; degradation of landscapes and buildings, how this happens - failed constructs/ gentrification - students moving into poor areas and making them trendy; oppression of sub cultures through gentrification; how atmosphere determine geographical status - psychogeography and getting a feel for a place by walking through it - desire paths; nature and people vs design and angles - again going back to the area where city meets nature
Right now I have a lot to work with and I’m not really sure where to start: I am most interested in abandoned spaces - their atmosphere and why people psychologically avoid them (pshychogeography - walking, getting a feel) /this idea of objects holding a history - presence in absence but it might be interesting to look at a broader social issue.
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