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the.provenance
Client
Canterbury Council
Location
Canterbury, UK
Year
2022
project brief
to create a safe space that sparks conversation over the negligence of nature and the advancement of technology, for the people through the cohesion of both nature and technology within a community space.
manisfesto
the manifesto workpiece is created as a statement piece to spark conversations about the negligence of nature with the advancement of technology. the question lies in how the relationship between both nature and technology would affect the users of the space.
narrative.
technology has advanced so much over the last decade. the internet was only invented in 1983, which is only shy of 40 years ago. with more inventions of technology coming, technology taking over the world is inevitable. as a matter of fact, the covid-19 pandemic became a transitional process as lockdowns were initiated throughout the world, forcing people into their homes with the only way to communicate with one another is through using technology. even way before the pandemic, younger generations such as the millennials were frequently seen glued to their screen with their minds going into the digital world. some would say that technology is a distraction, but the fact is that technology has made life much easier. information can be accessed in a matter of seconds and entertainment are literally accessible. it can even be said that the technology is many said that the technology is tools to everyones’ life. though, the fact that technology is a tool, we are too reliant on it. doing surveys and interviews, many said that they would not know what to do if technology was taken away. this is concerning as there is definitely much more than just technology.
with that said, when was the last time people were grateful for the very thing that is keeping us sane and literally alive? despite all the talks about technology, was it not that the technology originally came from nature itself? the fact is, nature is the ultimate technology as, without the existence of nature, technology itself would not have been advanced to this point. nature is often neglected and ignored with the presence of technology. we see issues such as global warming being shown to us on the internet and yet we still chose to ignore the living organism of nature around us. the idea is not to eliminate technology, but to use technology and nature itself, hand-in-hand, to create benefit for the people. this manifesto work of art is a statement piece that has a direct message about technology and nature, both being the support of the people, and is presented in a form of art.
community space.
the approach was to create a space that would resemble the idea of a lighthouse guiding the people. the element of nature and technology is then designed with the theme of tangible and intangible., which ultimately create the space that feels safe and comfortable to be in.
