Understanding (fictional) space through collage

UNDERSTANDING (FICTIONAL) SPACE THROUGH COLLAGE Luka Tavzarashvili

F inal work for ARCH 512 - F ictional Space Abdullah Gul University - Faculty of Architecture January 7 2019 Instructor: Nilüfer Yöney

Abstract The f o l l o wi n g w o r k i n t e n d s t o an a l yz e a nd d i s p l a y a n u n d e r s t a n d in g of f i c ti o na l sp a c e . F o r t h i s I d ec ide d to d e l ve i n t o “ S t a l k e r ” ( 1 9 79) - one o f s e ve r a l m o n u m e n t a l w orks of f a m o us S o v i e t F i l m m a k e r Andre i Ta r k o v sk y ( 1 9 3 2 - 1 9 8 6 ) . L ot has b e e n wri t t e n a b o u t t h e diffi cul ty o f ta k i n g t h e f i l m , i t s eloqu e nt v i s ua l l a n g u a g e , d e e p an d high l y i nte rp r e t a t i ve c o n t e x t . Du e to th i s r e a s o n a s we l l a s f o r bette r und e r s ta n d i n g t h e f i l m a n d it s s pa ti a l l a ngu a g e I i n t e n d e d t o divide th e wh o l e s e q u e n c e o f t h e film and look for the following aspects: interiority, void, mass, ground, and texture.

The method of collage proved to be beneficial for seeing/understanding the elements of the film’s visual language. As altogether they make an interpretative whole, by playing with them piece by piece, highlighting induvidual ones, shifting scales, dividing sequences and providing final combination without any external object - spatial framings of the continuous poeting links of the film. In the beginning (from “Leave“ to “Depart“) we recognize the voids that speak for the transitive character of the sequence, later aquiring color and solidity, ending with monochromatic quality.

Leave

1

Gather

2

Escape

3

Depart

4

Reach

5

Preface

6

Transition

7

Arrival

8

Disagreement

9

Return

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