Umm, what have I been up to this week? A lot of intense work on my website, which is probably the reason I feel this way. But asides from that I printed photos of the abandoned factory I visited last weekend, finished building the stick cube, finished assembling THE WALL (which now awaits spackling and painting), got an old set of rapidograph pens working so that I could try drawing on one of the printed photos, thought about the financial crisis and doodled it, and went hunting for abandoned buildings. I’d post images but I haven’t downloaded them yet and I’m tired.
The buildings that used to be across from Two Wheel Tango are regrettably demolished which is too bad because they were awesome and I never got photos of them. However, Sherri pointed me to a condemned house up near Dixboro and Joy Rd which I visited but will need to return to with my better camera and possibly at night. On the way back from this building I drove down Pontiac Trail which happens to be practically lined with collapsing, worn-out buildings. So, unlike a real-estate agent, I am extremely excited about this and will be making an excursion with my camera and tripod later this week.
I’m wrestling with what I intend to do with these buildings and images. It is unsafe to go inside buildings with the level of collapse that I am interested in but I’m not sure how I feel about only having exterior information to work with. Also, I wonder about what is gained from measuring and modeling a collapsed building. Isn’t it just another form of illustration? Does this technique finally engage with my ideas or is it just another misguided attempt?
I was reflecting on a semester-long project from last year and the process involved and I was reminded that the entire semester I was very intently involved in making things (collages, models, plans, sections, etc.) and that it was this which allowed me to stay interested and work through the ideas. Although I am making some things for IP I don’t feel as obsessed as I’d like to be and I’m not sure why.
Time log: 16 hours
