Week 1

Wednesday 16/09/2015

As an introduction to the course today I went on a field trip to Great Yarmouth and Winterton-on-sea, which was interesting as both locations share the same stretch of coastline and are roughly 12km apart, yet both are extensively different. I was struck by how Urban Yarmouth was yet Winterton seemed far more rural.

When looking at Yarmouth I was primarily interested in the rustic nature of the city, the attachment to its history and tradition. There was a very patriotic feel to the place, evident due to all the union jacks that were flying, and traditional coastal scenes. For example the second I stepped of the bus I was greeted by a very British scene, a group of elderly men all dressed in white playing a game of boules on the green. followed by the traditional British coastal pier.

Alternatively Winterton has a far more natural feel to it, its simply a vast beech, with rolling sand dunes, peaked with long grass, its far more peaceful. The highlight of the trip was seeing a seal 3 metres off the shore at Winterton, it was an unusual sight so fluid and graceful, yet it was large and bloated, it looked like an aquatic dog. In fact that's another contrast, in Yarmouth the primary animals were sea gulls opportunistic pests, whereas in Winterton seals were the primary wildlife, large discrete animals.

Below are selected images from the photos which I took at Yarmouth.

When I saw the above image an idea or title instantly struck me "The earth is choking".

I really like the above image due to the organic structures and forms that have become visible from the inanimate structures of the net and baskets.

Below are selected images from the photos taken at Winterton.

Thursday 17/09/2015

Today using the objects which I collected from the trip yesterday I was given a project starter, to map out my travels the day before however I chose. therefore I made a drawing of the many aspects I had seen and merged each element together on a piece of rough paper linking to the rustic feel of Yarmouth, and criss crossed strips of masking tape linking to weaved baskets which had featured heavily around Yarmouth.

Although the drawing was interesting I would consider it as more of a starting point than an actual outcome, as its more of a preliminary drawing combing all the thoughts I had been developing after the trip.

Below is a copy of the drawing that I produced to map out the Great Yarmouth trip.