The City Skies

Various city landscapes from Galway manipulated by changing skylines. I've used a mixture of audio clips such as muffled conversations to echo the background noises of a real urban landscape. Towards the end the audio turns to nature to create an unusual contrast of a rural audio in an urban landscape. Done with a make shift green screen, this lo-fi visual draws influence from Kelly Richardson's early work.  

Kelly Richardson

Last Monday I went to a talk by Canadian artist Kelly Richardson. I found great interest in her photography and video installations. Drawing inspiration from various horror movies and science fiction she creates landscapes that hover between reality and fantasy, creating possible futuristic worlds.

Leviathan is an installation I got to see as part of the Tulca festival in Galway.

Sketches

The corner of The Long Walk viewed from The Claddagh 

Bridge by The Spanish Arch

Galway (dusk/night)

 When observing the city in the evening I began to notice how the atmosphere changes. A slower pace is created as people wind down from there daily routines. Artifical light is an important aspect to take into account as it creates a completely new view on the city.

Alter Banhof Video Walk - Cardiff & Miller

An Interactive video based in a train station Kassel, Germany. Created by Cardiff & Miller they have created a 'physical cinema' that encorporated time and place, two different times but in the same place.

City Exploration

This week I went out and explored different aspects of Galway city to get inspired by getting a feel for the space and the energy within in it. Mainly focusing around the docks, The Long Walk, Shop Street, Italian Quarters and Merchants Road.

Galway City Project: Space & Place

A starting point/Initial research

Galway City

Van Gogh's letter sketches included towns and cities using pencil.

John Virtue focused on painting rural landscapes for most his life. Here is his take on the London city landscape.

City lights by Stephen Magsig

Sources: http://zuhairah-worldtraveldestinations.blogspot.ie/2012/06/galway-city-ireland.html
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               http://emptyeasel.com/2009/05/13/stephen-magsig-capturing-urban-landscapes-in-oils/