weaving spaces
For visualizing and extending the unnoticeable but continuous changes in the city context, a new skin is introduced into the public space, a layer. The understanding of the dynamic process of construction and destruction is pointed out through this process. With the idea of exploring the nudeness of the urban architecture a textile skin is provided; this establishes a complex relational sphere, and the urban structure and citizens are linked and weaved together, interconnected by a not everlasting-ness.
A dialogue between public and private space is established through the wool strings, they interconnect both pulic and private activity; opening up the question:
Does the introduction of textile into urban space affect the appearance of the city? And does the transformation of the piece influence citizens’ perception?
The interrelations of public-open space and intimate-restricted room were explored by means of gainig a better understanding of how the viewer will perceive and understand artistic implications and concepts. The interventions in Edinburgh’s public space were presented as a audiovisual installation at the School of Architecture on the 31st July 2008, and were digitally compiled in website http://www.weavingthecity.eu
