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Final Video

The final stop motion with added sound effects

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Closer look at the main piece

Some zoomed images of the wall and water set.

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Artist Research

We did some research into Su Blackwell and Javan Ivey for inspiration as they're artists that work similarly to what we were looking to do, using ideas such as creating structures out of paper and also creating stop motion animations.

Javan Ivey:

Below is a video created by Javan Ivey titled "my paper mind". We were inspired by this stop motion animation. (Posted by parkvillagelondon)

Su Blackwell:

Below are a couple of the images we were inspired by from Su Blackwell.

Image from: leslietate.com

Image from: independent.co.uk

Links to the websites of the artists can be found by clicking their names.

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Stop Motion

When we were finished with the creation of all the accessories and props for the video, we started the process of filming the stop motion animation. We had a couple of people working on moving the props and a couple working on taking the photos.

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Starting to create

After we had created our plan, we started on the process of making the final piece, including all the accessories that would be used to display the different seasons and the nature.

We started by taking a large piece of cardboard and marking it to create a brick effect. This was the starting point for our wall.

We each started making small flowers and moss to stick onto the wall.

I made some origami butterflies to stick onto the wall to display the season of Summer.

We painted another strip of cardboard blue to create a base for our water. We then used shiny, blue fabric and some denim (and some bubble wrap) to create more depth and texture on the water.

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Ideas & Planning

We started to work together in our studio space, combining ideas and coming up with some mind maps and moving forward with the project.

After some discussing and planning, we decided on doing a stop motion of the "wall". We thought it would be best to show the different seasons transitioning over the wall.

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Exploring Limerick - Radius Project

We started in Arthur's Quay park and made our way along the river, collecting images of growth, movement and perishing objects.

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FS20, Arena, Albis Abyss, by Group 28

The Abyss is an important theme in Romantic literature. Romanticism is known for its connection to nature and also for its emphasis on mystification and the mysterious. Caspar David Friedrich’s painting “Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer” and its motif of the sublime was one of our inspirations for the project, as the arena should become a part of nature by growing out of the forest but at the same time developing into something bigger.

Our project concept was also inspired by the Atlas analyses of the Delphi Stadium. The main idea for the arena was to work with the topography of the hillside of the Uetliberg, but Delphi also inspired us with the idea of creating an edge in the topography to define the borders of the arena.

The arena is designed as an athletic arena, but it can also be used for various other sports and for concerts too, at which the incredible view over the lake of Zurich and the city will create a stunning atmosphere. By connecting the arena with the already existing Vita Parcour of the Uetliberg, the arena becomes a well-connected part of the leisure and sports activity network of the Uetliberg and Friesenberg area. The arena is embedded in the topography of the Uetliberg. The excavation is reused to form the other half of the field and to even out height differences around the area.

The arena has capacity of about 2.500 fortified seats, which are accessible through the forest. The stands are constructed by only using natural stones for the seatings and the stairs. The running track itself is constructed by using only renewable resources.

The design of our roof for the arena connects it closer to nature and the romantic inspirations by using trees to form a natural roof, but it should also help to keep the CO2-emissions on a low level. The roof will consist out of new planted plane trees, which will replace the ones that have to be cut down in the terrain reshaping process. The trees will be planted when they already have a height of around 7 meters, so they are still transportable with a reasonable expense. There will be a secondary structure supporting the trees and giving them guidance for their growth until they are tall enough, so the crowns can be linked and the trees can grow together and the support can be removed.

Our project doesn’t end on the edge of the arena, it reaches over its boundaries and one could say it goes on as far as one’s sight reaches. Concerning the landscape strategy, we tried to imitate the painting «Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer». The trees stand for the rocks in the painting while the fog is represented by the miscanthus plant. The newly developed landscape should not only look beautiful, but it also helps to balance the CO2-emissons produced by the construction of the arena. Additionally, the new landscape should help to let the old usage of the area disappear.

The idea of the Energy Drawing is to show the different stages in our project in a time lapse, with the growing of the trees and the construction work that needs to be done while simultaneously the CO2-balance is displayed. The corn that is cultivated in the second year can later be used to produce the material for the running track without the usage of mineral oil.