Saturday 22 December 2007

SMALL WORLDS


I visited the exhibition «Small Worlds» at the Museum of the History of Science, Broad Street, Oxford as part of my research for the «Open all Hours» project. I was interested in the changes of scale and representing something in a different way. Coming from a large street you feel you have been transported in a completely different world.

The exhibition is about the microscopic world that we cannot see with our bare eyes. I was particularily attracted by a machine that makes a normal picture become such a tiny one that you need a magnifying lense to see it. There are an immense number of things that we cannot see and also there are many ways of showing and displaying them. I felt like Alice in Wonderland.

Diana Elia

Saturday 15 December 2007

Anthony McCall A REAL CRACKER


The Serpentine exhibition offers an overview of both the early and more recent works. The exhibition also features previously unseen drawings, studies, scores, photographs and documents, predominantly from the artist’s own archive, that offer an insight into his working practice. It is a must see if you are in London!
Artists Website
Serpentine Gallery Website

BRICK FACTORY VISIT


Next semester we can confirm we will be visiting Ibstock Brick Factories on 31st January!
Here is the website.

STRING


Don't forget you all need to ball of string with you when we visit site on the first day back in January!

THE BOOK LIST: 111


Think about reading a book over the vacation… it might be useful for next semester…hint hint

SEMESTER ONE: HAND IN





These are some photographs taken on the day of some of the sections on the walls showing a launderette, print shop and safehouse as well as the table of 1:50 models. Well done all! Looking forward to the next semester!

Tuesday 11 December 2007

THE SITE CONTINUES TO BREATHE...


The subtitle promises ''a different Oxford journey,'' one confining itself to the Cowley Road in east Oxford. The attraction, for Attlee, is that the Cowley Road ''is both unique and nothing special''; the resulting book is unique and very special... Residents of East Oxford can be proud to have this eccentric advocated and eloquent explorer in their midst. (Geoff Dyer, Guardian). The book is in the library but just in case its already out here is a link Isolarion A Different Oxford Journey.

Sunday 9 December 2007

Jean Prouvé THIS CHRISTMAS



Jean Prouvé was a French architect and designer who transferred manufacturing technology from industry to architecture, without losing the aesthetic qualities. Exhibition at the Design Museum till 25th March 2008! From The Design Museum

OPEN ALL HOURS PROJECT: FINAL REVIEWS




Final Reviews for OPEN ALL HOURS, Viral Shah explains the final workings of his evolving herbs and spices shop. With thanks to guest critics who included Mark Swenarton, John Stevenson, Dr Igea Troiani, Toby Shew, Ronnie MaClellan, Mike Halliday and Tim Rettler (Sergison & Bates Architects). (Images Andrey)