Lecture

In last week’s lecture we were asked to think about the concept of space and place. This brought up a lot of discussion about what a place is? What a space is? Can these things be defined? I thought a lot about how a place or space could be described. To me a space can be created into a place if it holds significance or has a meaning or purpose. Memories can create places. Places to people can just be spaces to others.  We also were looking at objects and spaces. I feel space is sometimes only recognised when an object is in it. We create space within objects so other objects can go into them i.e. a chest of draws.  We also create space when decorating as people say “we need to create space for...” Having something personal to you in a space may create a place.  I found this lecture really interesting and was interested to see what other people thought.

I remember looking at James Turrell’s work in last terms lectures and felt this really linked to space and place. He creates spaces which have a window within them to create a sense of time passing by. He is almost creating a place out of a space for these people to come visit, giving the space a purpose.