PROJECT 2

Visual Culture - Wall and Platform

This elective explores surface qualities through artistic processes, including drawings, carvings, models, and casts. It focuses on real textures, patterns, and relief’s of surfaces, emphasizing the interplay between tools and materials. The outcome is the development of material awareness, demonstrated through project exercises. These outcomes are reflected in materials, drawings, and models created throughout the duration of the project, fostering a process-oriented approach. On Clare Island, I study the qualities of slate, steel, timber, and rope within the island’s context. The goal is to fuse materials without mechanical fixings, using joinery techniques and modular arrangements. To consider their resilience to the island’s climate and exposure to the Atlantic Ocean.

The final product is a singular component made from three materials, connected through slits in the material. This modular design manipulates the landscape, creating a plinth with various functions. Horizontal elements become seats/ benches, vertical components shield users, and ground connections provide habitats for plant and sea life. Materials are tested at different scales, with hammered-steel plates reflecting light and matte-colored materials adding contrast.