The Tulip Staircase - Queens House

"On Sunday 19th June 1966, the Rev R W Hardy and his wife visited the Queens House whilst on holiday from Canada. Around 5.00pm Rev Hardy was taking photographs of the interior of the building and after they were developed he discovered a strange hooded figure on his photograph of the Tulip Staircase. At the time the photograph was taken (between 5.15pm and 5.30pm) his wife was standing with him and confirmed there was nothing on the stair. The staircase itself was closed with a rope and 'No Admittance' sign. The Tulip staircase is thought to be the first unsupported spiral stair in Britain and dates back the earliest period of the house. The stairs are supported by a combination of support by cantilever from the walls and each stair resting on the one below.

The photograph negatives have been examined by experts at Kodak and they found no evidence of tampering or manipulation. Rev Hardy had taken the picture on a Zeiss Ikon Contina camera with a Zavar Anastigmat lens and skylight haze filter. He was using K2 daylight film. The camera was handheld, resting on a ledge and the exposure was estimated to be just over a second.

Strange shadowy figures and unexplainable footsteps have been experienced in the vicinity of the Tulip Staircase by both staff and visitors. It is also suggested that a pale woman has been seen wiping blood from the bottom of the staircase which was supposedly from a maid who came over the highest banister and died at the foot of the stairs 300 years ago. It has also been said that the disembodied chanting of children can be heard within the Queens House."

http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/greater-london/hauntings/the-tulip-staircase-queens-house.html

All I See Is Shadows

Walking & Mapping

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Sleepy Hollow

My Own Version 

Sleepy Hollow Screen Shots 

Task 2. 
We were asked to find and produce an outcome to a film that show our personal relationship to the moon. I chose sleepy hollow because of the gloomy atmosphere it has from the beginning till the very end of it. Tim Burton opted for an almost monochromatic effect which would enhance the fantasy aspect. He intentionally planned the over-dependency of smoke and soft lighting to accompany the film's sole wide-angle lens strategy.

Playing Around With The Lasers

 

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Erwin Redl - Matrix || - Inspiration

"Using LEDs as an artistic medium, working in both two- and three-dimensions, his works redefine interior and exterior spaces by exploring architectural volumes. In 2007, MCASD acquired Redl's seminal, room-size installation, MATRIX II, for its collection. Floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall, the work fills the gallery space with a grid of phosphor green LEDs, creating a visual web of light. Since 1997, Redl has investigated the term 'reverse engineering' by translating the abstract aesthetic language of virtual reality and 3-D computer modeling into a physical architectural environment by means of large-scale light installations. His projects, which range from installations, CD-ROMs, drawings, Internet and sound pieces are assembled according to a narrow set of self-imposed rules inspired by computer code that often incorporate algorithms and controlled randomness. The pure light emitted by the tiny electronic LED components Redl uses in his pieces become the perfect medium to transfer the mental space of abstraction into sensual architectural installations."

Mapping

Map of The Area Using Inks 

Map of The Area - Projection

Mapping the Royal Observatory - Blue

Mapping the Queens House - Green

 



Mapping the Royal Naval College - Red

Breathing Room III (Antony Gormley) - Inspiration

For a new exhibition at the White Cube, Antony Gormley has created Breathing Room III, a cavernous space filled with photo-luminescent frames that form an eerie, glowing matrix. Visitors pass through in darkness, then are cast suddenly into bright light.

Green Laser - Royal Observatory

I noticed a green laser coming from the royal observatory and I was really interested in finding out what the purpose of it was. It seems that the Meridian laser marks the route of the Greenwich Meridian by night in a northerly direction from the Royal Observatory. Under good viewing conditions, it is visible at a distance of over 36 miles with the naked eye and over 60 miles with binoculars. The idea of mapping my journey around Greenwich by using laser lights immediately crossed my mind.