School of Design
Students and staff in The School of Design at The Glasgow School of Art enjoy being part of a community defined by a diverse portfolio of subject specialisms. The Digital Showcase presents graduating students work from across this broad field of design practice.
The material here encapsulates their creativity and criticality, it seeks to delight and stimulate, pointing us in new directions, suggesting better alternatives and revealing fresh thought. As emerging designers the work that students have produced engages directly with people and grapples with some of the most important matters of our time.
The context we have segued into is unknown. However it is precisely the types of works that are shown here, in their visionary, provocative, imaginative and beautiful clarity that will help us shape ways ahead in the days ahead.
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Lisa Manastireanu
Fashion Design Sustainability and responsible design have always been at the back of my mind when designing. My project is centred around re-using and de-constructing pre-existing pieces to create something →
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Arouge Salim
Textile Design – Embroidery. You can find out more about the students and the Showreel at www.gsafashionshow2021.com
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Atlanta Bonus Features Site
User interface design for a conceptual site that works like a DVD bonus features towards online streaming site for the television show Atlanta by Donald Glover. Pulling out references from the television show to create content.
Life After GSA 2019 Graphic Graduate Replies
A publication made up of a compilation of uniformed question and answer email from GSA Communication Design graduates. Answers were aim to provide helpful advices to graduating students. The brief requires the usage of 2 tones of colour and to pair the black text I selected blue to evoke reli- ability and authority . Other things to consider was the density, font pair- ing, layout system and restriction as well as the potential mass production of the booklet hence the spiral bound.
Call Me Maybe Oh Canada
An experimental perfect bounded book containing riso printed geomet- ric illustration of popular songs using a program called songsim. Songs varies from pop star Carly Rae Jepsen's hit Call Me Maybe to the Canadian national anthem Oh Canada hence the title of the book. The cover is typeset and printed in the letterpress.
Pain and Glory
Movie poster design for the movie "Pain and Glory" a film where Almodovar reflects on the choices he's made in life.
Persona
Design for the movie 'Persona' the film is an exploration of duality, insanity and personal identity
Persona alternative
Design for the movie 'Persona' the film is an exploration of duality, insanity and personal identity
(Still from) Double Circle Bloom
(Still from) Bloomin
(Still from) ReelSpaces
(Still from) Spit Bubbles
(Still from) GlassFlower
Sequoias are dying!
A short documentary film about the dying Sequoia tree.
It Has Gotten Weird Out Here
A postcard series.
Urban Roots Logo Development
This is just a few of the logos that were developed to get to the final logo used for the identity.
Urban Roots Leaflets
These are some examples of finished leaflets incorporating the whole identity.
Children's book WIP
A few spreads from a commission I am currently working on in collaboration with an illustrator.
Pause or Pause
As a graduating student at the Glasgow School of Art, I would like to state my support for the Pause or Pay Campaign.
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Cannibalistic Tendencies
Original etchings
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No Bubbles
Prints A3
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FATHER
FATHER is a book containing works by photographer Harley Weir exploring the complexities and beauty of masculinity. The cover uses bespoke lettering I created for the project highlighted in a pale pink foil, I chose to explore this kind of lettering to evoke the feelings of childishness that resonates with the title along with the rich, sumptuous forms within the content. May 2019
POLLUTED
Polluted is a photo-series that attempts to portray water pollution through the use of chemicals from around the home on film negatives to represent possible contaminants our waterways are exposed to. April 2019.
GIRLS AGAINST
The charitable organisation Girls Against held a competition to design the cover art of their first fundraiser compilation vinyl. I designed the winning entry that consisted of a lino cut design depicting a powerful woman surrounded by grabbing hands. I felt this design was appropriate as the organisation aims to raise awareness and fight against sexual harassment and assault at gigs. August 2018.
LOST
Lost was the penultimate project from my foundation year at Arts University Bournemouth. It focuses on my Granddad’s time in Vietnam and attempts to embody how his alzheimers may have effected the memories of his time there. I chose this particular time period after discovering a scrap book he had made that ducumented his time away with the Army supplying a rich variety of source material pertaining to one particular period in his life. The book utilises blank space along with damaged pages to enhance the curated and edited images to try and immerse the viewer in the disintegrating memories of a person with dementia. May 2016.
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PERSEPHONE
Persephone was a self directed print making project that resulted in the creation and sale of t-shirts on Everpress. This lino cut attempts to portray the Greek myth of Persephone’s descent into the underworld and her transformation into a queen. August 2019
GARDEN OF CHAOS
Garden of Chaos is a new magazine that aims to showcase Middle-Eastern countries, fashion, art, history and culture to a worldwide audience. This project is still in its infancy with final outcomes still in the process of being refined and developed. The desired logo is intended to be a modern play on Hieronymus Bosch style illustration and medieval Arabic manuscripts creating an intricate sigil for the reader to decipher. Ongoing
WARP AND WEFT
This project portrays the human mind as a delicate fabric prone to fraying creating a metaphor for cognitive disorders such as Alzheimers and dementia. I created a series of woven images from family photos of loved ones with dementia that aim to give the viewer an insight into the issues that come with loss of memory and the subsequent loss of self. September 2019
DAD
DAD is a font that has been taken directly out of the notebook my father keeps to aid his memory and transferred onto the digital plain. It was born out of the observed deterioration of his handwriting as his condition progressed, creating a visual embodiment of the often unnoticed early stages of Benson’s syndrome. March 2020
Balsyn
With a number of e-scent products being produced over the last few decades ultimately failing to do our olfactory systems justice, and some products such as iSmell joining the list of ’25 Worst Tech Products of All Time’, Balsyn aims to rebrand the digital scent industry into something we could imagine using in our daily lives in the future. The concept for this project comes from the discovery of a Japanese company that controversially uses the theory of vibration of olfaction, which argues that a molecule’s smell character is due to its vibrational frequency. By using this unproven theory, the design and aesthetic of a fictional product could be imagined in more creative and speculative ways. The product’s design consists of a flexible nose strip which is to be worn externally on the nose to interrupt the olfactory receptors inside the nose and brain and to replace any physical, real world scent with one that has been transmitted using either a phone or computer. The dot, a small circular sticker, is placed on the speaker of the phone or computer in order to pick up the vibrational frequency to then send to the nose strip. Both devices are made from TechnoGel, which is a breathable, flexible, waterproof and non-irritable, bio-degradable material. The name of the company and its logo were designed with the intent to feel like a global, large business and familiar like the big tech brands we know and use. The advert uses a template that the tech industry provides, to create the feeling of authority, innovation and the future.
Steve Reich / LSO Percussion Ensemble
Using one of the prints produced in the Systematic project, I digitally altered and applied as album and poster artwork that inspired the very pattern of the print. (See 'Phasing I') The album is London Symphony Orchestra Percussion Ensemble’s performance of Steve Reich’s Clapping Music, Music for Pieces of Wood and Sextet; performed on 30 October 2015 in St Luke’s London.
Artwork applied for large scale print
Phasing I
Inspired by the composer Steve Reich, this project explores how the compositional practice of minimal music could be applied and visualised through printmaking
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Modular woodblocks on the printing press
Phasing II
Woodblock prints on 50x70cm 200gsm Fabriano paper
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Systematic
Woodblock print on 50x70cm 200gsm Fabriano paper
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Letterforms
Potential letterforms derived from the modular shapes
Lines
Two book covers for Tim Ingold’s ‘Lines: A Brief History’ and ‘The Life of Lines’. These are designed in retrospect of a series I made in the previous year focusing on lines and systematic ways of printing. The covers feature a close crop of lines produced on a letterpress bed, showcasing the lines’ idiosyncrasies whilst the choice of printing also alludes to historic processes and indeed history itself.
Lines: A Brief History
A Life of Lines
Make It Move
Typeform and movement exploration
Frolic (short animation)
Music: Sun Rays Like Stilts by Tommy Guerero
In Moleca
Immersed in canal water, a tourist arriving in the city hesitantly stares into the path ahead of them. It is unclear where the path ends and the canal begins as boats wash up on the sidewalk.
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In Moleca
High-tide levels, painted on a wall by locals. These ambiguous DIY markings can be found around the city, documenting the increasing tides of the Acqua Alta. Like children’s measurements on a wall, it is uncertain as to what height these markings may be in the future.
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In Moleca
A member of ‘Comitato No Grandi Navi’ holding a banner representing their local initiative and the issue it opposes: cruise ships. Around 600 enter the lagoon annually. It’s estimated that 1 cruise ship pumps out the equivalent to 1 million cars worth of emissions in a single day.
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In Moleca
A tourist in fancy dress stares into the water whilst travelling on a vapareiso water-bus during the ‘Carnevale’, the famous Venetian festival. This is the busiest time of year in Venice and attracts thousands of tourists who come to experience the old traditions of the ancient city.
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In Moleca
A cruise ship docked in the industrial area of Marghera. The scale of these ships in comparison to the fragile island that they are docking in is absurd. These have a devastating impact on the lagoon’s ecosystem and the city’s underpinnings. An old utopian ideal of travel that should be forgotten.
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In Moleca
A sculpture by Mario Irarrázabal for the 1995 Venice Biennale, initially installed in the centre of Venice. I found it in a relocated in the Marghera on the mainland, crumbling and held together by scaffolding. A portrait of humanity; this resonates a strong depiction of our current climate.
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In Moleca
A hose siphons water from a flooded home back into the flooded street. Many residences are adapted to withstand the high-tides with raised doorways and flood barriers. In more severe cases however, these become ineffective.
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In Moleca
Tables and chairs huddled and chained together to prevent them from floating away. Taken in Piazza San Marco where tides reach the highest in Venice during the Acqua Alta. Also an area most often flooded by crowds due to mass-tourism.
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In Moleca
Staring into a vast landscape of nothingness, two tourists stand in Piazza San Marco up to their legs in water, one of the lowest areas of the city and most affected by the high-tide.
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Pause or Pay UK
I, as a graduating student at the Glasgow School of Art, would like to state my support for the Pause or Pay Campaign. To read the full manifesto go to www.pauseorpayuk.org
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Whilst you're here, the recycling is by the door.
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Lady and the Pig
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How long is a piece of string?
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24 Hour Body
A written piece inspired from the backs of shampoo bottles.
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Figure I
Drypoint, 2019
Figure II
Woodcut, 2020
Black curve
Drypoint, 2020
Black line I
Drypoint, 2020
Black line II
Drypoint, 2020
Three greys I
Monoprint and drypoint, 2020
Three greys II
Drypoint, 2020
Two greens
Monoprint and drypoint, 2020
Manifesto
Collage, 2019
Ongoing series of still images part of a documentary titled '60, Seconds out',examining the semiotic structures of a boxing club as environment and of boxing as practice involving the body. Focusing on details such as sweat, fibres and pores, this photographic series aims to convey an intimate and sensory experience of boxing. The images, deliberately generated ‘in-between’ rounds lasting exactly 60 seconds, records the unique effects of boxing training on the individual as a suspension of time. From close-up portraits to contextualising environmental shots, ‘60, Seconds Out’ intends to offer a visual access into the Language of a boxing club. I consider this project as being in collaboration with the members of the Kelvin Amateur Boxing Club in Govanhill, Glasgow, whom kindly welcomed me.
Robbie after sparring
Andy
Bahar
An Unintentional Community
This project explores community and sustainability on the Isle of Eigg, one of the four small isles of the Scottish Inner Hebrides. In February 2020 I visited the island and found a welcoming and determined community whose values align with much of what I feel is important. It is a community that harvests, respects the environment, is resourceful, and is considerate of others. Indeed, as we become more reflective on our way of life and consider the impact of our actions on our infrastructure and the environment, it seems we could all look to communities like Eigg as a source of inspiration. Perhaps now more than ever, considering the affects that Covid-19 pandemic is having on our society, we could benefit greatly from adopting a similar attitude to the people I met from Eigg. My interest in the island was sparked by my flatmate Rhona Brown, a product design student, who was researching Eigg’s ocean waste. The aim of her project was to empower the community by finding value in the materials that washed up on their shores. She had asked me to accompany her to document her trip (and probably provide a bit of moral support during the interviews she had planned!) This prompted me to invest some time into my own research which led me to learn about this truly unique island. The island came to be community owned in 1997 after a crowd funding project and the support of a mystery benefactor. Since then, the island has developed the infrastructure to generate and supply their own energy. Due to this success, they are no longer connected to the national grid and 95% of the energy they produce is renewable. This means they are self-sufficient without relying on mainland energy supplies, which I believe is a great example of their values and spirit. Living on an island comes with unique set of issues, some of which we learnt a lot about through meeting with locals. For example, the community organise beach clean ups finding ways to collect and recycle or dispose of waste that washes up on their shores, mainly from fishing boats. Only residents are allowed to have vehicles on the island and it isn’t very easy to get a new one over there. This means nothing working would be left unused. In fields and beach-side, there were old vehicles that had clearly been repeatedly repaired but had finally been cannibalised for parts. The care shown for the island, and the environment in general, is infectious. Volunteers come from all over the world to spend time working with islanders on environmental and conservation projects. I met Andreas, from Germany, who was working with Catherine and Pascal at their willow farm. Their craft sees them busy all year round, growing and harvesting willow to make into wicker baskets to sell internationally. One thing that resonated with me during a conversation with one of the islanders, is that most of the people who have moved there have not done so to live with the other individuals on the island. She described them as an ‘unintentional community’ who happen to share the island. They don’t always agree but they work it out and move on. A few people said to me that to live there, you don’t have a choice but to speak your mind, or else you’d go mad. I found the people to be honest and down-to-earth. They were humbly aware that they could not be, and wouldn’t want to be, the mouth piece for every islander because everyone had something different to say. This project is still very much in development, I had planned to return to Eigg to continue my research, but unfortunately I had to cancel due to the lockdown. Such a unique island could not have been captured in just one trip and so the project is very much on hold with a view to finishing as soon as I can return safely. Presented here is a selection of my photographs from my visit in February. I am excited to expand on this work and hope to eventually make a book that would document this unique place and inspiring community.
Part of the Furniture'
Part of the Furniture' is an investigation into the objectification of the female body and how best to challenge this when photographing a nude. The series aims to playfully criticise the way in which the female body is often treated as an object in popular culture imagery, as well as within art. The photographs, staged in the models’ home, depict nude female figures amongst objects typically found in a domestic setting. Sometimes the body connects with the objects to suggest a useable function. Other times the body mirrors the shapes or lines seen within the space. The arrangements suggest parity between the objects and the body, while the surreal sets poke fun at the notion that they could be in any way the same. It was important to use a home setting to consider broader issues, such as the expectations of women in the home, that still exist for some today. The final image depicts the women confronting the camera and, in turn, the viewer. Although the images are playful, the core message, that the way in which the female figure is objectified is fundamentally ridiculous, remains. After creating the photo series, I felt my ideas would have further impact if the photos themselves were literally objectified. I did this through making a set that would symbolise a domestic setting, but wouldn’t directly mimic one. I chose two photos from the series and mounted them onto furniture to reinforce the notion of objectification. The furniture itself has been altered and the carpet stretches from the floor all the way up the walls. The picture frame remains empty. The uncanny set highlights the absurd nature of objectifying the female body while reflecting something not dissimilar to what one sees in popular imagery today.
The In Between
Covid-19 has had a global impact, the effects of which most individuals have in common. It has caused everyone to have to pause and reflect. Some have also had to re-evaluate how they can continue to function as best as possible during national and international lockdowns. My peers and I have found our final year at art school cut short. We have been left in between student-hood and the ‘real world’, forced to graduate prematurely yet not able to throw ourselves into the next stage of our lives. Although this is difficult, it is important to remember that we are not the only ones being affected, every individual is stuck in their own kind of in between. This ongoing photo series, depicts quiet observations of my surroundings during lockdown. Taken at twilight, the time in between day and night, the stillness and emptiness is amplified. The photos aim to echo the current climate we all find ourselves in. I hope my project resonates with everyone as we all figure out this common place of ‘The In Between’.
Mark-Burnett-Film-Stand
A Type of Sound
A Type of Sound Creating a relationship between type and sound. Using the typeface Futura the geometric sans serif typeface which was based on visual elements of the Bauhaus design style of 1919 to 1933. Futura’s simple geometric circles, triangles and squares represent function over form, taking away the nonessential and decorative elements. Working with a local musician Pefkin https://pefkin.bandcamp.com/music to match sound to type and create a sonic typeface, I immediately thought of how soundwaves are graphically represented by triangle, sine, square and sawtooth waveforms. We assigned a waveform to fourteen letters, matching the shape of the letter to a waveform, and created 2 octaves worth of tuned sonic type. With the remaining 12 letters we created more percussive tones, using found sounds. Instruments used include Korg Volca FM, Korg Volca Modular, Doepfer Dark Energy, Korg Kaossilator, Arturia Brute, acoustic guitar, Aeolian Chimes found object sound sculpture, zither, ebow, chimes, hydrophone.. The sounds were treated using reverse reverb, pitch-shifting, backwards loops. Using After Effects the new typeface was animated and combined with the individual sounds to create an interactive typeface that was ever evolving into a new sound or shape with simple overlays, pitch speed and rhythm. Through a significant period of exploration and experimentation the project has evolved from a simple circle, to a sonic, visual and interactive typeface which can be applied in work, play or identity. Mark Burnett Year 4 Com Des – Graphics M.Burnett1@student.gsa.ac.uk
A Type of Sound
Creating a relationship between type and sound
A Type of Sound
Creating a relationship between type and sound
An interactive typeface.
Culture Vulture
BFK Rebrand
The Hungarian KKBK Inc. (Centre for Major Governmental Insverstments) rebranded itself to be the Budapest Innovation Centre (BFK). The corporation handles urban planning, real estate and sports planning related tasks in the capital. With the new name came a brand new logo and identity. This work is a proposed idea for the rebrand tender.
Perfect Citizen
'Perfect Citizen' is a satirical work, addressing the idea of a social credit system. In today’s society information is the primary currency. Our every move is digitised and converted into data. The rise of social media only served to significantly accelerate these trends. Centralised digital platforms enable easier tracking, where 'gamification' builds into surveillance. The idea of a social credit system fosters a public opinion environment, leading to a loss of agency and public shaming. In this project I explore different scenarios. I look at whether this phenomenon potentiates a culture of honesty and safety, or a society of deceit through representation and conformity. What happens to the maverick?
X
Series of experimental animations exploring movement with sound and space, and the shifting connotations of the letter x. Throughout history, the ancient letter has symbolised a myriad of different meanings. However, one use remains prevalent, its simultaneous ability for its meaning to be substituted for anything, and also represent a complete lack of anything. From there I explored our obsession with the unknown, the existential reality that we may just not be that important. The experiments not only manipulated the formation and possible movements of the letter, but introduced factors of sound and space in an attempt to research how the letter would interact. I included the sounds of the Voyager golden records, a strange arrangement of beeps and buzzes that when decode reveal images and information of life on earth. I also played with plinths, gauze and projection to bring the experiments into the living realm so that they may be experienced again in a new way.
InPractice
InPractice is a quarterly journal that bridges the gap between graphic design/typographic theory and practical design principles. The journal is dotted with interviews and shorter articles from both designers and writers broken up by longer essay features. The essays have been reformatted for a journal friendly setting to allow easier reading and an aesthetically digestable experience from readers of all backgrounds.
X
Responsive X animation to Golden Records audio.
Un-useless (environmental)
As part of a brief exploring the art of Chindogu (objects designed for a specific individual need that would in practicality serve no real use), I developed a set of site specific vinyl signage. Inspired by Otl Aicher's signage system, I employed typical shapes, objects and figures found in common signage and began to manipulate their place in the environment, encouraging an ironic playfulness that causes the viewer to look again. The use of the Univers typeface offered a utilitarian and commonplace type to further subvert.
Un-useless (branding)
This identity system is for use in a fictional exhibition showcasing objects from various designers and artists that subvert the utilitarian uses and social relevance of everyday objects. Following from the vinyl signage experiments, promotional elements for the exhibition as well as a logo was developed. The exhibition title is inspired from an interview with original Chindogu artist Kenji Kawakami in which he describes his inventions as 'un-useless'. The sound as well as the grammatical formation of the word is an ideal indicator for the absurdity of these inventions and encapsulates the retaliation of conformity found in the objects included in the exhibition. A continued sense of fun and irony is included in the brand as the wonky dash and signage icons becomes characters in themselves, subverting the order and use of posters and banners. Even the printed material becomes objects of interference. A leaflet too big to handle and a poster that spreads its message through tear away stubs that ultimately lead to its demise integrates the brand irony further.
Un-useless (brand)
Poster developments
Un-useless (brand)
Poster tear-away stub
Dream on the Beach (1)
Digital drawing
Dream on the Beach (2)
Digital drawing
Dream on the Beach (3)
Digital drawing
Dream on the Beach (4)
Digital drawing
Dream on the Beach (5)
Digital drawing
Dream on the Beach (6)
Pencil on paper
Dream on the Beach (7)
Pencil on paper
Dream on the Beach (8)
Pencil on paper
Blue Before Bed
Coloured pencil on paper
Dreams of Disaster
Gouache on paper
Serendipity
Serendipity comes in waves, unplanned and uncontrollable. Yet, it is serendipitous moments that connects mankind to the unknown, developing a certain artistic freedom as man starts to make nature his playground
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Serendipity
Serendipity comes in waves, unplanned and uncontrollable. Yet, it is serendipitous moments that connects mankind to the unknown, developing a certain artistic freedom as man starts to make nature his playground
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Serendipity
Serendipity comes in waves, unplanned and uncontrollable. Yet, it is serendipitous moments that connects mankind to the unknown, developing a certain artistic freedom as man starts to make nature his playground
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Serendipity
Serendipity comes in waves, unplanned and uncontrollable. Yet, it is serendipitous moments that connects mankind to the unknown, developing a certain artistic freedom as man starts to make nature his playground
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Land
An ongoing exploration of the environments that surround us
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Land
An ongoing exploration of the environments that surround us
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Limits
Capturing and documenting stories of those who push the limits of the human body
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Limits
Capturing and documenting stories of those who push the limits of the human body
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Limits
Capturing and documenting stories of those who push the limits of the human body
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Unfinished Saltcoats Labour Social Club Documentary
The Virtue of Water and Salt (of the earth)
Deriving it’s name from a chapter featured in John Graham Dalyell’s 1834 work ‘The Darker Superstition’s of Scotland’, 'The Virtue of Water and Salt (of the earth)’ is an ongoing project. Belief in superstition has long been characterised as a sign of ‘low-intelligence’, and associated with societies most marginalised groups, such as the lower-classes, people with marginalised genders/identities, and people of colour. Superstition has arguably also played an important role in the lives of those who could not access essential yet costly amenities, from herbal remedies in place of the services of a costly doctor, to folk tales, impractical-practical advice and genuine reasons to socially interact with one another. This project aims to explore this second, less spoken of side to superstition.
The Virtue of Water and Salt (of the earth)
The Virtue of Water and Salt (of the earth)
A sketchbook example.
Invisible Place/Hidden Cities
‘Invisible Place/Hidden Cities’ ‘Invisible Place/Hidden Cities’, developed after reading Italo Calvino’s ‘Invisible Cities’, was an exploration of the role of lanes and alleyways within cities and places. I had become interested in whether lanes, in their overgrown and neglected state, often served as a more truthful reflection of the goings on in the area they are located than the better-groomed roads and streets which encased them. The final series, depicted here, sought to articulate the feeling of being stood in a lane, where it is almost always slightly dark and claustrophbically narrow, cluttered with weeds, forgotten objects and discrete happenings, which are seldom tidied up as they would be elsewhere. They sought to ask the viewer whether the events and stories (good, bad and secret) which occur within them could happen anywhere but the enclosed space of a lane, or are they where these occurrences seek refuge, away from open spaces and prying eyes.
Invisible Place/Hidden Cities
‘Invisible Place/Hidden Cities’ ‘Invisible Place/Hidden Cities’, developed after reading Italo Calvino’s ‘Invisible Cities’, was an exploration of the role of lanes and alleyways within cities and places. I had become interested in whether lanes, in their overgrown and neglected state, often served as a more truthful reflection of the goings on in the area they are located than the better-groomed roads and streets which encased them. The final series, depicted here, sought to articulate the feeling of being stood in a lane, where it is almost always slightly dark and claustrophbically narrow, cluttered with weeds, forgotten objects and discrete happenings, which are seldom tidied up as they would be elsewhere. They sought to ask the viewer whether the events and stories (good, bad and secret) which occur within them could happen anywhere but the enclosed space of a lane, or are they where these occurrences seek refuge, away from open spaces and prying eyes.
A sketchbook example.
Of All My Mother’s Who Came Before
An illustrated book, whose contents explored the anonymity, presence and locality of one of my Great Grandmother’s, who had passed away just three years older than myself on the time of writing. ‘Of All My Mother’s Who Came Before’ is a book concerning familiarity and presence of predecessor’s and those who went before.
Of All My Mother’s Who Came Before
Of All My Mother’s Who Came Before
Of All My Mother’s Who Came Before
An illustrated book, whose contents explored the anonymity, presence and locality of one of my Great Grandmother’s, who had passed away just three years older than myself on the time of writing. ‘Of All My Mother’s Who Came Before’ is a book concerning familiarity and presence of predecessor’s and those who went before.
Absences and Invertibrates
"Preparation"
HISTORICAL TRAUMA / 15 400 PIECES
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PAUSE OR PAY
BIKE FRAME BAG
The COVID-19 situation is a crisis and challenge effecting the whole of us. Trough this pandemic creatives had to find new ways of making, marketing and distributing products. These have to provide safety and purpose. Isabell put her own gtraduation collection on hold to help make medical scrubs during the lockdown period. This also led to exploring smaller projects like these commuter bags to provide a product with a deeper meaning and function. Sustainablitly is a key element in Isabells designs. The prototype bags were made out of left over calico, retiered yoga matt, retiered tent fabric and secondhand zips.
BIKE FRAME BAG-
BIKE FRAME BAG
Fashion Collection: Sherpa and the Altidude
Looking at my previous research from a new angle led to a curiosity for the Sherpas in the Himalayas. I want to explore the impact of the commercialization of Mount Everest on the Sherpas, their families and their environment. Mass excursions force the mountain to drown in garbage and their locals to suffer from the impact on their water and ecosystem. But in the same moment there’s the need for heavy tourism to keep their economy going. These conditions put extra danger and responsibilities on the Sherpas. I want to express how a change in clothing and functional outerwear provides the Sherpas with more protection, but conversely increases accessibility to inexperienced or amateur mountaineers with life-saving clothing/ gear. This in turn feeds into the commercialization of high-altitude mountaineering. (Altidude aka. privileged adventure tourist driven by his amateur financial impetus to be one of the best mountaineers in a once in a life time excursion.)
Fashion Collection: Sherpa and the Altidude
Fashion Collection: Sherpa and the Altidude
The Sherpa and the Altidude
The Sherpa and the Altidude
The Sherpa and the Altidude
Glasgow 1980
Videos I put together for 'Work in Progress' exhibition
Research
Initial research behind project looking at poems and old family photo albums
Look 1
Cropped suit jacket inspired by photographs of my mum in the 80s with a white nylon romper.
Look 2
Distorted jacket inspired by photograph of my Grandad with exaggerated high waisted tailored trousers.
Look 3
Exaggerated tracksuit jacket with cut out details exposing yellow nylon lining. Inspired by photographs of my older sisters.
Look 4
Ruched sleeve rain jacket with scarf detail inspired by a Glaswegian football player and the fans scarves.
Look 5
Tracksuit with 70s collar and exposed print detail and distorted flare trousers.
Look 6
Pinstripe shirt with 70s collar and ruched waistband inspired by photographs of my parents in the 70s and 80s.
Line Up
Final Line-up featuring Raymond Depardon's photographs of Glasgow in 1980
Accessories Research
Accessories project inspired by the headscarves and shopping bags seen in photographs of old women in the 80s.
Patterns of Play-
Print of a match between Rafael Nadal and Rodger Federer in the 2008 Monte Carlos final.
Patterns of Play Documentation video
Video documentation of how the artist created his work, exploring the technology and thinking that went in to finalising the piece
Patterns of Play
Still image of the prints on display
Patterns of Play
Image of how the prints compare to live tennis matches
Motion Capture Tennis
A motion capture experiment of a point between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martín del Potro in the Wimbledon 2018 Quater-Final
Experimentation Documentation
Development Sketch
(t)ether work in progress
Mockups
Mockups of Final Outcome
Objects in Liminal Space
Documentation of design research in liminal space.
Sculpture of the Machine
Digital computer aided design model of 3D printed sculpture.
Portrait of the Machine 1
Machine learning algorithm image output from self-portrait sequence.
Portrait of the Machine 2
Machine learning algorithm image output from self-portrait sequence.
Uncanny Artifact
Digital computer aided design model of 3D printed sculpture.
Teapot Head
Digital computer aided design model of 3D printed sculpture.
Michael (desktop computer) displaying the Chrome extension that replaces technology related words such as computer, machine, CPU etc. with their humanised counterparts.
Screenshot of the same extension replacing words on a webpage.
Sample of the extension's code done in Atom.
Screenshot of extension working on webpage.
Processing sketch that causes a popup to appear on screen whenever there is an attempt to close the window.
Age of Experience
EEG-VR wearing concept / Illustrator
Age of Experience
Virtual garden illustration / Illustrator
Age of Experience
Virtual garden illustration / pencil, colour pencil
Age of Experience
Virtual garden / Unity
Age of Experience
Brainwaves / Muse lab
Wire Experiment
Wire Experiment
Proposed Sculpture (untitled)
Genesis, Neuromancer, Gamer Theory - framed prints
Genesis - detail
Sixty Minutes in Minecraft - detail
Sixty Minutes in Minecraft - framed drawings
Hand Sketches
Valentine
From 'Conversation' series
Ankita
From 'Conversation' series
'Conversation' series
This series is a study of gestures taken from a set of interviews.
Hand Held
Looking through history, people have labelled different hand positions and movements, through symbolism within cultures and specific moments in time. Furthermore, how people have progressively shifted their hand behaviours through the age of personal devices. Our hands have adapted physically to its new demands. Taking selfies and holding a portable device in your hand has become the new norm and what body language culture has spawned from this era.
LeftLeft
A cast of a left hand which has been 3D modelled and then laser cut
“What do you think about ghosts?”- 1
series is the study of people's hand movements when responding to the question “What do you think about ghosts?”.
“What do you think about ghosts?”- 2
This series is the study of people's hand movements when responding to the question “What do you think about ghosts?”.-
Beyond Flatpack Culture: Towards a New Ecology of Modularity
Machine learning/trained print
Beyond Flatpack Culture: Towards a New Ecology of Modularity
Beyond Flatpack Culture: Towards a New Ecology of Modularity
Beyond Flatpack Culture: Towards a New Ecology of Modularity
Beyond Flatpack Culture: Towards a New Ecology of Modularity
Beyond Flatpack Culture: Towards a New Ecology of Modularity
3D printed models
Rust
When we take images using our phones we typically take them in bursts and select the best ones for social media. This is explored in Rust where taking a memorable day from her own phone she has used machine learning to generate artificial beach imagery to imitate existing memories which she has planted within the grid of a camera roll. As we scroll through our camera roll would we notice that false images had been placed amongst the burst? What else could be suggested to us?
Jamais Vu
In Jamais Vu images are generated based on social media status updates which others have publicly reposted and shared through memory apps. These images were then framed and staged within her own home as sentimental photographs would be. The frames are placed above artificial flowers next to a family clock which has stopped working. While the scene may seem ordinary in passing, on closer inspection may appear odd.
Hosting Focus Groups
Through hosting creative activity-based workshops, I have been collecting honest, first-hand experiences from young people in relation to their mental health. Using the information gathered from these activities and discussions I determined 3 key themes; medication, barriers to accessing support and stigma. Using these themes, I have been developing a series of works.
Medication
From discussions that took place during the focus groups, it became evident that young people consider mental health support and care to feel very clinical. In particular, participants commented on feeling ill-informed, anxious and confused about the use and role of medication on their treatment. This work is a visual interpretation of these discussions. Using machine learning to generate fictional medication names, I have been designing and assembling my own medication packaging. My intention is for this packaging to be convincing and mistaken for real prescription medications, thus highlighting how trivial and alien medication names, and the role of such medications, can feel to a young person.
Barriers to Accessing Support
For this study I have been working with one young person to develop an augmented reality application that communicates some of the barriers they have encountered when accessing support for their mental health. The main challenge this young person faced was consistently relying on telephone communication to access such services – something they found impossible due to the nature of their anxiety. Using the AR application, audio and animations are activated when visual triggers are detected. These visual triggers are fictional correspondence inspired by the real correspondence the young person received - one of the most significant being a self-referral card. While a self-referral system might seem practical for service delivery, and can even seem insignificant to others, it can be a huge barrier to some users who need to access the service. In this work I hope to communicate the emotional implications of such systems and how they can be counter-productive for young people in the treatment of mental ill-health.
Stigma
Stigma is still a significant barrier when it comes to young people talking openly about their mental health. When a young person experiences stigma they can begin to feel their mental health condition defines who they are. Using the Tobii eye-tracker and Processing I have been developing an interactive installation that features video interviews of three young people talking about their experiences of mental ill-health and associated stigma. These video interviews are initially distorted with stigmatising phrases the young person has experienced. When the eye-tracker detects that someone is gazing at the display the video becomes less distorted – and the user begins to ‘see’ the person beneath the stigma and hear their story.
I. DISCOVER
My developing research publication, Mass Extinction, discusses the decline of liturgical practice in Glasgow within the spatial context of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia's post-war ecclesiastic inventory. Driven by the reinvention of the Catholic Church in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, Modernist-influenced structures were generated as tangible examples of the reinvented liturgical dynamic. Their current status, however, is mostly as poorly maintained and somewhat dilapidated structures with a severe lack of public appreciation. A rejection of both religious activity and modernist technique has left nearly a quarter abandoned or destroyed with many more facing socio-economic difficulty.
II. DEVELOP
The [ongoing] design response is via adaptation of one such site, St. Charles Borromeo Church, into a learning centre for the circular economy. Structurally, adaptive reuse as itself a form of circularity; questioning every element of materiality through both reuse of the waste stream generated and any new, introduced material sourced from within the peri-urban region. Discussing circular principles applied to the existing material, concrete is the most challenging; hence, concrete becomes, in effect, 'consecrated' in situ, a defined rule that it must remain entirely without alteration. The infill brick masonry has been removed and regurgitated into a new internal structure - the threshold of interiority is redefined whilst creating spectacular visual permeability into an environment previously fraught with conformity and privacy. Yet, the form of the original construction is maintained. The new insertion is monolithic yet intimate - it distills a learning process for circularity into principles of education, application and fabrication allegorising with the tripartite existence of spirit, soul and body. To receive, to animate, to incarnate. Thus, the building becomes an incubation of it’s theory: a catalyst to promote, define and direct sustainable intervention. A project that decrees that liturgical intervention can be more unique, more aggressive. In fact, with the present situation, it has to be.
EXTERNAL VIEW
Formerly a primary school this building now houses the most cutting edge teenage hub in town. This iconic building in Polloshaws has been totally transformed and brought back to life to serve the younger generation once again.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
This ground floor plan reveals the true size of the building which once served 500 pupils.
SECTION AA
This section AA cut unfolds the first steps of the users journey. Entering the space they will be greeted by natural light in the atrium which will navigate the users through a dynamic open plan space leading onto different floors to their desired activity.
RECEPTION
The atmosphere of the reception has been achieved by bringing the aspect of natural materials and light into the space, making a more welcoming and stylish environment for teenagers.
JUICE/ SANDWICH BAR
The design of this former assembly hall/dining space is inspired by the original features such as arch windows and red and white concrete grid ceiling. This space now serves the purpose for the users to meet new friends and enjoy a quick snack either to wait for their scheduled activity session or to just chill.
RELAXATION/ GAMING AREA
This space forms the heart of the building. The purpose of the design was to create the connection between all the users attending activity sessions and users just wishing to relax. This has been achieved by removing the first floor ceiling in order to enlarge the space to accommodate the activity pods which are accessed from the first floor.
GRASS CHILL OUT AREA
Along with the floating activity pods the raised grassy area forms one of the main features of this space. This area is designed to interpret the feeling of being outdoors offering different types of seating. Surrounding this area there are also swing seats, hammocks hanging from the ceiling and bean bags. This takes into account the different personalities and needs of each user.
MUSIC ZONE
This area offers a comfortable and varied seating space accommodating larger groups. The users can either play instruments or simply listen and enjoy the atmosphere. The timber structure offers privacy from the hammock mezzanine floor above.
GAMING AREA
The design of this area compared to the rest of the space is more open to provide enough movement whilst playing various games. Bean bags are stored beneath the stairs for easy access for users who wish to take part or watch the games. The mezzanine above also provides a panoramic view taking in all the different dynamics of the floor below.
STUDY ROOM
This front elevation reveals the double-height ceiling of the space and the bold and powerful design is to attract the users attention to encourage them to study.
“Everything it would appear is a process through time and to make sense of it we have stories"- Donald Smith
RECEPTION
STORYTELLING DOME
In this space users can tell their stories and myths to an audience, the space is based on the idea of telling stories round a campfire. The dome structure bulges out of the building and its visible from the exterior. This allows users to see the sky and feel connected to their surrondings.
LIBRARY
users can browse tales of Scottish mythology, there are also headphones built into furniture which allow users to listen to recordings of the tales. The structures of the furniture are inspired by Beira, King Angus and Bride.
BALCONY
built into the roof of the building, the balcony protrudes out of the building.
ELECTRONIC DRAWING SCREEN
users can create pictures inspired by the stories they’ve heard/read, the pictures will stay visible on the screens for half an hour.
ARCHIVES
in this space users can both create stories to add to the digital archives and browse the archive using I pads. There are screens which display stories from the archives dotted around the space and they change throughout the day
RECORDING ROOMS
users can record their own stories which will then be added to the archives and played through a speaker in the Water Platform situated in the river
CUBICLE
the design for the cubicle doors mirror the design of the greenhouse at the peoples palace which is situated within the park.
WATER PLATFORM
"anytime that is a betwix and between is the faeries favourite time, they inhabit transitional spaces like the bottom of the garden: existing in the boundary between cultivation and wilderness, or at the edges of water, the spot that is neither land not lake, neither path nor pond."-Brian Froud
INSIDE WATER PLATFORM
stories users have recorded in the recording rooms will be played through a speaker. A lot of Scottish mythology is based around water so it is important users connect with the river.
CAFE//
GARDEN//
EXPLORATORY ARTEFACTS//
Title Page
Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
Footage of live renderings as a real scene.
Sunrise Over the Bridge
Morning sun with a haze over the lights.
Spire Overlooking
Through the glass onlooking the spire.
Wide Angle Join
Kelvinbridge wide angle.
Marble Interior
Design interior with a white marble finish.
Neon Glow
Reflections of the neon lights.
Structural Underside
Kelvinbridge underside modelled.
Piano Player
Pedestrian underside of Kelvinbridge with crowd.
Misty Rain Entrance
Late evening stormy weather with a busy street peering into structure.