I decided to map my local area as i thought it would be interesting to find out how exactly i used my own space, how i interacted with it, and perhaps to learn a few new things about the area.
I've chosen Walthamstow Central, and the first video i took was on my walk home.
I took a few photos, and did a few sketches, but what i'm aiming for is to get footage of every street within a 300metre radius of my house at least by next week.
I took a walk around my house with a printout of a google map, making notes of the lighting in my local area as it's something that the met have been addressing recently to make people feel more secure.
I feel quite secure in my local area! I'm quite interested in lighting and how if affects the feel when i was writing of the space, and when i went to the V&A a few weeks ago i noticed how dimly lit a lot fo it was. I think that perhaps this is an attempt to preserve the finish on a lot of the pieces, and prevent ageing, but it also added to the antiquity of the space, and a sense of 'hush-hush', and a feeling that you were perhaps invading the space. It was quite strange!! I'm extremely interested in experience, and how it differs between individuals experiening what is essentially the same thing, and how to convey this. This problem of interpretation was of interest to me in the last project, and it's coming back now!
What i've done so far in terms of mapping my own space is taking a survey of the lighting, and done a few maps of different areas, and done some photography and videoing and sketching. I also had some fun with google earth on my iphone....
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