MEMORY: Schedule of Process

SESSION 1 [Friday]
Lecture – Memory and Meaning
Workshop – After displaying research information about their event, each group began to define various key words generated by the memory of the event. These words were used to generate two dimensional and three dimensional images of the memory.

Draw them in your sketch book describing the different images through the use of tone, line and shape. Rework the images in two dimensions and three dimensions using the paper provided. Draw them. Keep track of your thoughts and the ideation underlying each image.

WEEKEND
Continue to research your particular event. Your initial response should be to the first instance of the event, to appreciate the initial impact of the event. The next stage is to break down the memory of the event into the different layers of meaning that exist therein. Try to discern and analyse the various layers that envelop the memory of the event. These may be meanings to discrete people or parallel overlays, which contain different emotions and significance. From this analysis you can design shapes and forms, which have linear qualities. Try to visualize a hierarchy in the different layers.
You will then recombine these analytical separations into one overlaid design for submission on Tuesday. With the media you have chosen for the semester - pen, watercolor, markers, colored pencil etc. and compatible paper as the surface, use line, shape and colour to express the memory and to accentuate the types of meaning in your design. Limit your colour to a scheme that seems to reflect the overall essence of the memory. A clear hierarchy should emerge out of the 2D composition. The shape and proportion of your sheet format should also be chosen to fit the shape and movement of the memory.
Parallel to this process, begin to translate the developing 2-dimensional design into 3 dimensions. Generate about 5-8# quick 3D alternatives that focus on different aspects of the memory and different relationships of form (location, proportion, connection). Evaluate. Select 4 specimens and prepare for submission on Tuesday.

SESSION 2 [Tuesday]
Presentation must pinned up by 1:30 within Groups. PROGRESS: Level 1,2,3
Each design collective will present work to tutors and discuss implications and possible directions. Sketchbooks will be examined.

INTERIM
After choosing the most feasible direction, continue to “design” the installation. Remember the relationship between the dominant and subdominant elements. These can be spatial relationships. Ensure that an adequate exploration of the interior qualities of the installation is done. Maintain a human scale for the installation. Begin to think of material characteristics rather than actual materials (e.g. Rough instead of Concrete, Shiny instead of steel).
Explore the developing installation by sketching and testing with physical models. Cut a few sections. Start working on the final presentation.

SESSION 3 [Friday]
Group Discussion – Groups will gather to discuss latest progress with design tutor assigned. Discussions will cover the way forward and how to best represent your proposal for Session 4.

WEEKEND
Prepare a presentation of your memory installation for submission on Monday afternoon.