Social Practice

location: Wilhelminaplein

WEEK 1

The lense of

The lense of

Hansol Park

Julia Greub

Images and Findings (16/02):

Images and Findings (16/02):

Colourful:

Things I usally notice:

people:

technical things:

cultural differences:

Old
buildings

colourful/ visually interesting things:

windows/balconies/building fasades:

City looking
Buildings

patterns/structures:

Unique visual display

food:

things I could buy:

Things I would not have noticed:

Animals

conclusions:

- I notice windows because I had an art project involving windows before
- I notice different cultural differences between germany and the netherlands
- I notice nice buildings and balconies, probably because id like to live there
- I notice things that I dont understand or wonder how they function, I guess this is due to my very discussion and problem solving oriented parents
- I notice people because I find them very interesting in general and also because of my interest in fashion
- I notice different compositions and structures because I use compositions and structures in my drawings and when I take pictures

The 'tiger'

Why is it here?

conclusions:

- I took a lot of pictures of colourful stuff. It was more easier to notice since most of buildings in Rotterdam are grey and dark colors.
- I also noticed very few old buildings compare to other cities in The Netherlands but it wasn't surprising since the city has bombed and destroyed during WW2.
- I've found this cute tiger posters in many windows. It's a poster for Rotterdam Film Festival
-I don't like/want to take pictures of people and honestly, I don't really observe people when I walk. Instead, I can always notice immediately when there's cute animal on the street even from a distance.
-I am interested in Visual Merchandising so I always look for some cool show display of shops.

Invitations for our digital derive (17/02):

The idea for this invitation is for it to be posted on Instagram with the description of what the digital derive is and to tag the starting point.

The connection to our findings from tuesday is the things left by people in public space which are very similar to the trash left by people that this instagram account documents

This was our other idea, to start at the website of the filmfestival, because Hansol, had noticed their poster during our derive on tuesday.

We decided to use @dirtystreetsofrotterdam as a starting point.

Images and findings (18/02):

Images and findings (18/02):

Our starting point:
Instagram:
@dirtystreetsofrotterdam

exploring cities online

plogging groups

Rubbish that made me wonder 'What is this?',
'Why is it here?'

journalism; drug addicts

Something I would usually never click to see it in a large size. Too disgusting.

cartography

Some abandoned furniture looks completely ok for another round.

#Outsiderartist

fantasy cartography

Is he a lunatic man or an artist?

#Naiveart

subjective atlas

Concept for derive tool:

Ideas:

Final concept:

the tool includes
- a tool similar to the derive app, but surrounding trash
- the option to follow friends and have trash related conests
- a map on which trash that is still usable (like furniture) can be marked
- a calender with upcoming plogging events

What is our audience?
-locals in rotterdam (that want to make their neighbourhood prettier)
-tourists ( that want to get to know the city in an alternative way)
-environmentally aware people
-students? (because they could benefit from the map)

Prototypes:

first sketch: