Site-specific project, day 2

We all came to class with our sketchbooks, lots of photos, things we'd found... Rose brough this photo of me with camera in hand - I like how she's removed all colour but green -

We're aiming to produce three, A1 sized worksheets that map out our influences, give a spatial context, develop primary sources and show the use of materials and perhaps the influence of other artists; refine ideas; and develop a final idea.

The worksheets are meant to be "lively". I tend to produce lots of small, faint scribbles when developing ideas, so using collage and colour is a step forward. One aim of the class is to "enjoy visualising your ideas". Perhaps we forget about the enjoyable aspect?

The layers of tracing paper are a development of the double-image reflections in the glass. This could be realised as a series of triangular mirrors that people walk past, so they see themselves refracted - whereas they wouldn't notice the phenomenon as they walk past the glass walls.

Another idea is based on a photo I took while lounging on the lawn - a touristy postcard that comes fresh out of a machine, and isn't necessarily sunny and bright because when you visit the site it's not always sunny and bright. This would need some text to liven it up - who needs a reminder of a dull day? Or it needs some way to get the visitor into the picture. It definitely needs some added value. Not the best idea ... move on...

How about a slot machine that dispenses - if you hit it lucky - some of the treasure to be found on the foreshore?

A more serious idea has to do with surveillance and constriction, but it's still gestating. I had several conversations about the narrow space, the dark tunnel, the "empty" corner - Or, how about a billboard of those foreshore scavengings?

The actual items are lying on a large photo - once this photo is printed out, the items could be added ... this is a series of ever smaller/larger photos that could go on and on -- Burmashave signs without the slogans? Or, a slide show of shards projected onto Tate Modern? there's a metaphor in there somewhere...