When we completely destroyed/rearranged/altered/transformed the classroom space today, the entire emotion and flow of the room was changed. The room before was stuffy; chairs which were continuously in the same place – a traditional circle where we would all sit for class. The windows were covered with incredibly dusty and suffocating covers, which not only muted the room, filtering the source of light coming in, but also simultaneously added to the coldness of the room.
The first step we took in changing the room was to throw all the chairs in a pile – chaotically and haphazardly placed – they looked like they could fall at any moment but also were beautiful in the sense that each had a spot that not only allowed it to maintain its stability but supported the structure as a whole and all the other chairs that were a part of it.
We also attacked the walls with blue painter’s tape. Stars, horizontal lines, body outlines, urinals, and words were created on the walls and floor which helped merge the separation between the two. Tables were also shifted and chairs taped to the top. There was a sense of chaos and destruction, yet also of creation and beauty. Everything was placed with a purpose rather than just being thrown into a convenient place or what was considered a “normal” configuration for the room. Even the air space was utilized with a bucket hung from a string. All elements served to unify the space into one cohesive plane rather than a fragmented three dimensional space.
The space we live in affects us all differently – whether our mood, our inspiration, whatever.
Examples of space:
Feng shui || “balancing the energies of space”
The first step we took in changing the room was to throw all the chairs in a pile – chaotically and haphazardly placed – they looked like they could fall at any moment but also were beautiful in the sense that each had a spot that not only allowed it to maintain its stability but supported the structure as a whole and all the other chairs that were a part of it.
We also attacked the walls with blue painter’s tape. Stars, horizontal lines, body outlines, urinals, and words were created on the walls and floor which helped merge the separation between the two. Tables were also shifted and chairs taped to the top. There was a sense of chaos and destruction, yet also of creation and beauty. Everything was placed with a purpose rather than just being thrown into a convenient place or what was considered a “normal” configuration for the room. Even the air space was utilized with a bucket hung from a string. All elements served to unify the space into one cohesive plane rather than a fragmented three dimensional space.
The space we live in affects us all differently – whether our mood, our inspiration, whatever.
Examples of space:
Feng shui || “balancing the energies of space”
- Feng = “wind”
- shui = “water”
- All space is alive with “Chi” or energy