20051114
WEEK TWELVE
If the spatial sequence inevitably implies the movement of an observer, then such movement can be objectively mapped and formalized - sequentially. Movement notation: an extension from the drawn convention of choreography, it attempts to eliminate the preconceived meanings given to particular actions in order to concentrate on their spatial effects: the movement of bodies in space (dancers, footballers, acrobats) (Tschumi)
Draw (1)
Draw a movement notation on the basis of your photo sequence. Start with a 36" vellum overlay inscribing your left and right hands as they occur in each frame. Draw simple outlines capturing the general expanse and orientation; do not attempt to represent the hand. Develop a language of notation and be consistent with it throughout all frames. If you exaggerate a dimension or feature in order to register difference, do so consistently. Accurately follow each hand through the sequence, connect with straight lines. Consider inscribing additional elements (body parts, joinery parts) Consider line weight and -type to establish hierarchies.
The notation can be read outside of its original context of the hands performance; an abstract organization emerges. Mark and connect specific points within the organization: trigger points, turning points, high points, nodal-, attractor-, control points, and levers. Identify moments of qualitative change put into words their properties and behaviors, articulate their spatial effects. Generate list of operative terms, so that you can describe the observed with great and greater specificity. Identify similar and identical moments within the organization. In a second drawing these moments meet, overlaps occur, the notation moves. Your movement notation will inform a circulation system within the tectonic assembly.
Build
Inside-Out: Fine-tune your tectonic syntax by building one more iteration in your 'Dislocate Sm' sequence (basswood)
Outside-In: The second prototype of 'Dislocate Lg' incorporates the tectonic syntax. It also articulates the spatial continuum and spatial sequence of The House: small space, large space, revisited space
Draw (2)
An axonometric drawing focuses on circulation and passage sequences of The House. Lightly draw 'Dislocate Lg' as a 30/60 axon. Then inscribe spatial continuum and spatial sequence.
Read
Bernard Tschumi : Sequences
.: Jonas 9:16 AM
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