1st project: Annex

It's quite late, so I don't think I'm going to go into great depth explaining my ideas for this project- this blog has mainly become a way of showing my parents the type of stuff I'm doing anyway. So far I've mainly been thinking about the different areas of London. Patrick, one of the first year tutors, described London as being a collection of villages all interwoven and connected to form a huge sprawling city. As someone who was born and raised in London it initially felt quite strange living in a new area of the city which I had rarely visited before, yet was only a short bus journey away from home. I wanted to concentrate on the way I have a 'base' at home in north london but have built various attachments to specific areas all over the city.
I also wanted to concentrate on the river and how it 'annexes' areas. I liked the idea that the thames starts as a small stream and ends up splitting a major city in two. I went on a walk from Pimlico to St Pauls. crossing back and forth across the bridges on the way. I concentrated on the contained areas that cling to the sides of the riverbank like limpets- the southbank, county hall, victoria embankment, all are bound to the river.

Some photos of a piece i did using thread and tracing paper. Interpreting my route back and forth across the river. I like the way pulling the string taut has made bridges form. I chose to start more experimentation with bridges- forging connections, allowing the annexed areas on either side of the river to flourish. I will add more in the morning- despite saying I wouldn't do any long explanations, I still managed to outdo myself.