Showing posts with label non-place. Show all posts
Showing posts with label non-place. Show all posts
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Reading up
From reading Augé's work on non-places it's interesting to see that most of his ideas are based on physical places, places that people end up on don't have the intention of going to e.g. using a corridor to get somewhere is a non-place you don't want to be in the corridor be you use to get to somewhere else. Non-places are transit ideas. This works with the idea that I have of the Internet because you can't actually go to the Internet but is can take you places: website, geo-tagging, Google Earth that kinda of idea is what I want to look into more.
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Non- Places
Today we got our second brief which is about non- places:
"“...the word ‘non-place’ designates two complementary but distinct realities: spaces formed in relation to certain ends (transport, transit, commerce, leisure), and the relations that individuals have with these spaces.” (Augé 1995:94)
In 1995, French Anthropologist, Marc Augé, introduced the term ‘non-place’ in the seminal book ‘Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity’. Augé coined the term "non-place" to describe spaces which are more abstract in character than ‘places’. ‘Non-places’ are spaces which people travel through.
“Since non-places are there to be passed through, they are measured in units of time.” (ibid. 104).
“The distinction between places and non-places derives from the opposition between place and space.” (Augé 1995:79)
You are asked to investigate the concept of ‘non-place’ from both a personal and a social perspective. What does ‘non-place’ mean to you? What real sites can you identify that have the qualities and characteristics of a ‘non-place’? How do people interact with ‘non-place’? What atmosphere, mood, and/or sensation does it convey or communicate? How can the Artist or Designer enhance, alter, impact particular ‘non-places’ and what might it contribute to their users’ experience?"
This is what the brief stated what a non-place is: however I feel that there can be more conceptual answers as to what a non-place, I don't think it needs to be a physical place but I'll have to do more research to confirm this.
"“...the word ‘non-place’ designates two complementary but distinct realities: spaces formed in relation to certain ends (transport, transit, commerce, leisure), and the relations that individuals have with these spaces.” (Augé 1995:94)
In 1995, French Anthropologist, Marc Augé, introduced the term ‘non-place’ in the seminal book ‘Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity’. Augé coined the term "non-place" to describe spaces which are more abstract in character than ‘places’. ‘Non-places’ are spaces which people travel through.
“Since non-places are there to be passed through, they are measured in units of time.” (ibid. 104).
“The distinction between places and non-places derives from the opposition between place and space.” (Augé 1995:79)
You are asked to investigate the concept of ‘non-place’ from both a personal and a social perspective. What does ‘non-place’ mean to you? What real sites can you identify that have the qualities and characteristics of a ‘non-place’? How do people interact with ‘non-place’? What atmosphere, mood, and/or sensation does it convey or communicate? How can the Artist or Designer enhance, alter, impact particular ‘non-places’ and what might it contribute to their users’ experience?"
This is what the brief stated what a non-place is: however I feel that there can be more conceptual answers as to what a non-place, I don't think it needs to be a physical place but I'll have to do more research to confirm this.
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