RIGHT! i am finally going to add some stuff to this blog, i have a bit of a build up of it so forgive me if i bombard the the blog for a brief time.
'Sense of place' makes me first think of land and it's history, the memories that are embedded in that land and also the buildings, roads, walls, concrete that has inevitably been added to it. I think a person's relationship with a place is very interesting as it is always going to be different depending on their knowledge of that place, personnal experience, how they feel that day. I have been fascinated for a while now with spaces and how they change with the interaction of human presence, it interests me that the feel of a space or area of land can alter dramatically from the addition of a person or people. I think people underestimate the impact they have on their environment, physically and spiritually, and also underestimate how much of an impact a place can have on them.
I have been slowly gathering a range of photo's, images and drawings to work from that relate to this train of thought, i seem to be drawn to images where the person is having a strange or interesting relationship with their space.
Nichola
