Queer Space - Privacy & Posturing:
Peter McNeil explores the queer space not in the societal sense but as a strange concoction of ideas. He talks about bringing together different skills from different disciplines to achieve these spaces as well as exploring how in the old society, the wealthy gain more freedom than the working class.
Throughout his lecture, he talks about a lot of different things, possibly to illustrate his topic in the most literal sense. He mixes many subjects to convey the term "Queer" from home decoration to an analysis of the Duchess of Winsor.
He quotes: "Queer describes a horizon of possibility whose precise extent and heterogeneous scope allows principles to be limited."
"To practise a stylistics of the self ultimately means to cultivate that part of oneself that leads beyond oneself"
- David Halperin, Saint Foucault
Peter McNeil then talks about looking at different cultures and times to gain "new ideas". He says that he "likes moving through time. "
During McNeil's lecture, I was able to absorb many different ideas. He showed us the importance of revisiting the past and appropriating old ideas. He also emphasized the importance of an open mind and that through the use of different skills, a different result can be achiev...
07 June 2012
Woman's Kingdom:
Kate Jinx talks about the specific needs of genders and the radically gendered approaches to space. It is true that many spaces are gender-orientated and she talks about these spaces through an exploration of different single-gendered-communities.
The first comparison she makes is the "kitchen space" and how it is feminine and orientated at female residents. This brings her to the exploration of sharehouses and how living with the own gender promotes a sense of security.
She talks about the following communities:
- Asgarda (women-only society similar to the Amazons)
- Van Dykes (a feminist movement)
- Womens Liberation House in the 1970s
In particular, her talk about how gender can change the dynamics of a space moved me as a design student because it made me realise that different gendered spaces can hold different significance.&nb...
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14 May 2012
IS Public Lecture: Tom Rivard
IS Public Lecture: Tom Rivard
Performance Urbanism:
Rivard's lecture explores narrative and fiction as instruments of civic engagement. He draws comparisons between commuting and the act of "reading the city". His lecture helped me understand the perspective shift and marginal differences of the make of the city.
For example, he talks about advertising vs. communication which explores how a commuter travels in the city. A commuter will hardly ever communicate or interact with another commuter. However, through advertising in the forms of posters, signs, shopfronts, the city is able to communicate with the commuter through these mediums, thus the act of "reading the city".
He then points out however that the city than loses its vitality as all interactions are sterile and muted. He spoke of the surreal territory of "the library" and how the silence of the space does not reflect the amount of "communication" (between readers and books) that happe...
08 May 2012
IS Public Lecture: Simeon King
IS Public Lecture: Simeon King
Public & Private - Printing & Sorting
Simeon King's lecture primarily explored the idea of the public domain. He talked about finding scale in the city and how miniscule the human self is compared to larger picture.
His believes that as a person travels through the city, mapping and sorting information becomes something that we are not consciously aware of and that we, as humans are constantly looking and deciphering the information we take in around us.
As a spatial designer, this idea is important as the space we build for the greater community can very well become a part of the public domain and the spatial qualities we create should always relate to how we want others to interact. Only when this is achieved, can we achieve a sense of urban vitali...
30 September 2011
Sectional Elevations Of Labyrinth Model
Sectional Elevations Of Labyrinth Model

As the title suggests, these are my sectional elevations of my Labyrinth Model. The labyrinth model shown above is a prototype: dual use of balsa and brass rods.
This model was conceived through one of my previous Vectorwork images.
Program used for sectional elevations: VectorworksMaterials used for model: Balsa wood & soldered brass rods...
26 September 2011
Vectorworks: Duplicate Array
Vectorworks: Duplicate Array
Type: Diagram/Generated FormProgram used: Vectorworks
Diagrams & Form of Swan Lake video
For this project, our studio used Act II Swans' Dance of Paris Opera Ballet's Swan Lake as reference to produce diagrams of the ballerinas' movements. My diagrams record how the dancers move and interact with both the stage and each other at different timeframes. The grace of these interactions are then processed via Vectorworks to...
The Miracles of Duplication
The Miracles of Duplication
SpiralSee Vectorworks: Duplicate Array
Format: DiagramProgram: Vectorwor...
Wire Model in the City
Wire Model in the City

Wire Model in the City
A project for our Context: Imaging & Representation class. Using brass and copper rods, we soldered them using pre-prepared sketches as a guide. They are designed to be a space that allows a constant interaction between the structure itself and the people travelling in the city.We were asked to re-integrate our finished model into the city through a photograph showing the potential possibility of interaction...
23 September 2011
Geometric Interior with Spiral Staircase
Geometric Interior with Spiral Staircase

Geometric Interior with Spiral Staircase
A series of "stairways/corridors" made with watercolour paper.
Format: ModelMaterials: Watercolour pape...
Hats Throughout the Ages
Hats Throughout the Ages

A graphic poster showing the timeline of hats throughout history. The poster uses colour to show the purpose, function and popularity of different hat styles at various stages of history. Very often, the use and significance of these hats change as they fall out of fashion.
Format: Graphic PosterPrograms used: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5...
Map of Hermes
Map of Hermes

Map of Hermes
A semester-long project for my Studio class. A map of the city but also a map of the many different journeys I explored throughout the semester. A montage of different experiences and a map of the city through my eyes.This map also shows: The threshold between nature and the man-made
The intensity of nature's influence on the structures of the city
The ideal location for my imaginary city of Hermes
Format:...
13 September 2011
Sketch: The Fawn
Sketch: The Fawn

The Fawn: Doodles on the Train
Utensils: Copic line...
10 September 2011
Experimentations: Pipes
Experimentations: Pipes

Experimentations with industrial wires.
Format: MiniaturesMaterials used: Soldered Brass Wires/Tubes, Industrial Nickel Wires&nbs...
13 June 2011
Illustration: Medusa
Illustration: Medusa

Medusa
Doodles on a train.
Format: IllustrationUtensils: Pencils, Copic-liner, red pa...
14 May 2011
Hermes' Helmet
Hermes' Helmet
Hermes' Helmet Pavilion
A pavilion idea inspired by the helmets of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus from Greek mythology. The wings of this architectural form in particular was greatly influenced by Hermes.
Format: ModelMaterials: One Postca...
City of Beersheba - Golden Lindt
City of Beersheba - Golden Lindt
City of Sheeba - Golden Lindt PavilionA model replicating the golden city of Beersheba from Calvino's Invisible Cities.
Format: ModelMaterials: One Lindt BoxPrograms used: Adobe Photoshop C...
The Many Layers of Cockatoo Island
The Many Layers of Cockatoo Island
The Many Layers of Cockatoo Island
When asked to use the materials provided to produce a map of Cockatoo Island as we see fit, we decided to make a layered 3D map.
Through the exploration of Cockatoo Island, we noticed 5 primary components that make up and define the island. These features are: the land, the unused spaces, buildings, nature and machinery. In order to represent this is the most simplistic way, our group constructed...
Experimentating with Natural Texture
Experimentating with Natural Texture
Birch
Revenge of the Greens Series 01
Revenge of the Greens Series 02
BirchFormat: Journal sketches and experimentationMaterial: Black ink, Brown crepe paper and Cardboard
Revenge of the Greens Series 01Format: Journal Sketches/ Concept Sketches
Revenge of the Greens Series 02Format: Journal Sketches/Concept Sketche...
02 May 2011
Experimentations: Shrubbery
Experimentations: Shrubbery
Shrubbery
Experimentation with material manipulation.
Format: ExperimentationMaterials: Recycled Shakespearean Playbook (rescued from trash...
14 December 2010
The Nature of Friendship
The Nature of Friendship
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The Nature of Friendship (2010)Expo Space: St George Girls High School 2010 Art Exhibition
Materials: Ink, Coloured paper, Collage material, Cardboard and Pen on watercolour paper.
My Year 12 Graduation Major Work for Visual Arts. This is only one of the three panels that I presented.
Exploring friendship and dependency through nature.
In the three panels, three stages of a high school friendship (and...