Take a walk

This is the very unfinished beginning of the stop motion animation I was thinking of. I wanted the images to be more cohesive- I intend to arrange things so that there is a visual progression, with the images arranged according to their similarities. I also wanted there to be less time per image, so that the pictures blend together seamlessly and the landscape changes as if you are walking through it. 

The Way Home

Over the period of the lockdown I have been collecting images of dirt roads from google maps street view, all over the world. I was struck by the similarities between roads in countries so far from each other.  The images seemed unifying, in the human creation of the road and in the human need for travel, which is now amplified and complicated by the pandemic. I think there is something magical in the dirt road, they have been made and used for hundreds of years, and could be anywhere, made and used by anyone. the modern finish of tarmac seems completely without charm or personality in comparison.

I wanted to create a 'walk' with these images, combining similar scenes from different countries in a stop motion animation which would take participants on the same walk, from anywhere in the world, across many different unknown lands in a short time. I had not yet decided on the destination of the walk, but the journey itself would be the most important element of the work. I collected many images but was never able to create the animation as I had hoped, because of problems acquiring the right software on my computer. This is an idea I would love to continue in the future, and I think that google maps is a very rich resource for art-making, especially in a time when physical travel is restricted.

Sound Mirrors

 Thinking about objects interaction with sound, the idea of making a sculptural piece that accentuates and accompanies the sound pieces I have been making. I'm inspired by sound mirrors, and the idea of building a space that changes the experience of the sound. Especially an object/sculpture/building that looks unassuming, bland, even somewhat soviet. The sound mirrors look slightly alien to me.

A new exciting idea

I have been 'going for walks' on google maps streetview lots recently, exploring places I have been and some that are new to me. I love doing it, it feels like real travel, and I can somehow feel the landscape as well as just seeing it through a screen.  I have been taking screenshots of the scenes that feel special or unique, especially the ones that seem like part of a particularly unique landscape. 
I have been struck by how many generic dirt roads there are across the world. I wanted to find a way of using these images as an art making material, and I was thinking about the idea of making a journey, that someone could travel (online) but would be impossible to travel physically. I want to take lots of screenshots of generic road scenes to lead someone through to something, I haven't decided what yet, maybe my dream home? Maybe it could be a house to house journey. Or maybe the interesting thing could be that the journey is unfinished, and leads nowhere.