Following on from my research of the people who lived in my house and my visit to Dennis Severs I have started to create fictional people who could have lived in my house after 1911, when the census is no longer available. I decided to create people for the years 1931, 51 and 71 as …
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Dennis Severs House – FMP
I went to visit Dennis Severs House, a terrace house in Spitalfields in which the ten rooms have been recreated as a still life drama and a historical imagination of the years 1724-1914. Dennis severs lived in the house from 1979 to 1999 crating the journey the house takes you on. The candle and gas lighting, …
The Bedside Table – FMP
I will never deny that I am a messy person and a lot of my mess tends to accumulate on my bedside table. Taking the mess out of the room and putting it in a neutral background allows you to focus on each object and its place on the table. For me everything on the …
Domestic spaces – FMP
Jeremy Deller In 1993 Jeremy Deller staged an exhibition in his parents house while they went on holiday, calling it “Open Bedroom”. he replaced work his parents had bought with his own and invited people to view it. As part of his retrospective he recreated from 1993 his bedroom with the pieces of work. …
Exploring the home – FMP
I am starting this project by looking into the history of my own home, I want to see the different types of people who have lived there, how they has changed over time and what this can tell me about East London. I live in a very typical victorian terrace house on a street of …
FMP Proposal
UNIT 4 Project Proposal Centre name Ravensbourne University Centre no. 14271 Student name Freya Chauncy Candidate no. 6140207958 Project title A London Home Date 25/02/19 Pathway 3DCP (3D and Contemporary Practice) Section 1: Rationale (approx. 150 words) The foundation course so far has been a very valuable experience, it has supported me to develop …
Evaluation of Photo Album
Overall I am really pleased with how my photo album turned out, I enjoyed the process of taking pictures on a film camera and not knowing what was going to come out, or if I would end up with any photos at all. I also liked making the book myself, it was something I could …
Human Behaviour and Idea Development
When thinking about the body it lead me on to the idea of human behaviour, most people are fascinated by what other people do, this is probably why we love reality tv shows, celebrities and social media. I really like the idea of documenting things and making a photo album, mainly because we never have …
The Body Project
Starting/stimulating questions How do you feel about your body? I feel confident and comfortable in my own body, I wish I was stronger or fitter but I know that is something I can change Are you aware of your physicality, your being? I am aware of my physical habits and the way I move especially when other people …
Doreen Fletcher – A Retrospective
Recently I went to see an exhibition of Doreen fletchers work at the Nunnery gallery in Bow, it was a series of paintings from throughout her life. The paintings are all of east London current and past. I loved how they were not of stereotypical or pretty settings people would normally paint, this gave them …
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