skyscapes of the clifton campus
ABSTRACT
The sky has been an overlooked element in anthropological analyses of place. To create a full place experience, the sky must be combined with the landscape and people; this combination is called a skyscape. In the formation of a skyscape, temporality is introduced, whereby the user enters a dialogue with the landscape. This involves them transcending mere spacial awareness and entering an experiential dimension. Such an experience can be created by synchronizing their memories at points within a familiar landscape with the celestial rhythms in the sky; these are called memory points. The analysis of subjective place experience involves the study of phenomena and things as they appear; we aim to analyse this using a series of varying approaches.
Throughout the course of this project, our team which composes of an architect and an astronomer will investigate the memories and experiences of users of the Nottingham Trent university Clifton campus. We have combined our respective skills to engage with the camps and its users from different phenomenological perspectives. The aim of this project is to create impressionistic panoramas of the campus landscape, integrating these memories and experiences with the celestial rhythms in the sky. The panorama will be uploaded into a planetarium software called Stellarium for students and general programme users familiar with the site to undertake astronomy studies within a familiar context.
The sky has been an overlooked element in anthropological analyses of place. To create a full place experience, the sky must be combined with the landscape and people; this combination is called a skyscape. In the formation of a skyscape, temporality is introduced, whereby the user enters a dialogue with the landscape. This involves them transcending mere spacial awareness and entering an experiential dimension. Such an experience can be created by synchronizing their memories at points within a familiar landscape with the celestial rhythms in the sky; these are called memory points. The analysis of subjective place experience involves the study of phenomena and things as they appear; we aim to analyse this using a series of varying approaches.
Throughout the course of this project, our team which composes of an architect and an astronomer will investigate the memories and experiences of users of the Nottingham Trent university Clifton campus. We have combined our respective skills to engage with the camps and its users from different phenomenological perspectives. The aim of this project is to create impressionistic panoramas of the campus landscape, integrating these memories and experiences with the celestial rhythms in the sky. The panorama will be uploaded into a planetarium software called Stellarium for students and general programme users familiar with the site to undertake astronomy studies within a familiar context.