Windthrow and other influences

WEEK 1

20.06.2022 - 24.06.2022

WINDTHROW

and other influences

Reading:

Why Do Trees Topple in a Storm? - Scientific American Blog Network

I went to Cornwall in the beginning of June, and we went to a beach to which we found a dead tree on the sand. I found it bitter sweet that it had ended up there. The only trees around were up high on the cliffs, so I researched how it might have been sent there and windthrow was a possibility.

Windthrow: the uprooting and overthrowing of trees by the wind

20.06.2022

Today, I got comfortable with the space and recognised that I am here to start on my own show.

I established the space as a friend that will help me create and inspire my ideas along the way.

I drew out two different set plans.

I wrote about the process of windthrow and what associations I made with it.

I wrote down things I've seen that I liked for inspiration.

21.06.2022

Urban trees

From my research on windthrow, and my discovery that urban trees are more likely to be affected by the process, I decided to do more research on this group.

I discovered their advantages to society:

Remove air pollutants
Filter stormwater
Provide shade
Release water vapour

I discovered the challenges they face:

Difficult growing conditions due to exposure to pollutants and limited space
Insufficient resources for proper care
Undervalued by citizens and often considered a financial burden

Could urban trees stand as a metaphor?

Are there demographics in humanity that suffer the same challenges?

Urban work

24.06.2022

HIGH VIS.

On my walk to uni, I go past the construction work that has been going since September.

On these walks,

I see workers in high vis sat eating lunch.

I see workers in high vis standing and waiting.

I see workers in high vis pointing and beckoning.

- I like the mobility that the work uniform provides and the semiotic translations it offers.

- Construction workers workplace is linked to land, buildings, urban trees

- High vis on stage with the lighting however, could be a problem...

Choreography

- Began on a movement showing struggle and effort

- Worked in a martial arts studio in the student union which made for an interesting change of scene

- Tried and tested with meditative music by Jon Hopkins to contrast the struggle in movement