Christy - week 3

Right, this week, I've been feeling rather unproductive, but at the same time have been thinking lots about things, which I suppose is productive in a rather invisible sense. Anyways, for logical reasons (see as how all of our project stuff is relating to space), I have been thinking a lot about space, the way in which people move through it, and how it makes us feel.
The way people move through a space is something that I have always thought a lot about. I think it is fascinating to sit still in a place that everyone is constantly moving through. There is just this strange concept of space that is personal for each person walking through it, and yet incredibly public because that space is occupied by a different person each moment.
In terms of space framing, in relationship to film, I've been thinking a lot about this one scene, in "Roma Citta Aperta", where the boys are climbing back into the building from a small tunnel and the director shows their movement through the space by putting the camera at knee level. As a result you see their feet and legs climbing through the gap. It enhances the small-ness of the space by quite a lot in that scene, as well creating an interestingly framed space. I have also been thinking a lot about tight spaces and how they make us feel, thanks to the contemporary art exhibit we went to in Sienna. The particular piece I am thinking of is the one that I forgot to write down the information for, but my inherent reaction to it as a long dark hallway full of loud and scary noises, as well as the reactions of the others I saw experience, got me thinking about how space triggers us emotionally.
I learned a lot about layering in my subjective drawing. It is something that I think I may want to explore in this next project. The idea of a space as a multi-dimensional emotional experience is rather intriguing.