My design aims to capture the essence of parallel worlds and cycles using reflection, distortion, and time. With a changing scale that mimics the dip of the Fort Lane site, the installation is made of a series of “half door” panels perpendicular to a main wall frame that runs alongside the existing exterior walls. These panels reflect against the surface of the main wall to create an illusion of a transitional door like space that extends through the length of the site.
I was inspired by my cinematic device made of angled mirrors and the cut and paste or spliced type images it created as I moved through the site. I felt as if I was viewing the lane from several perspectives at once, or rather several realities at once.
This is where the concept of parallel worlds came into play with the idea that all these spaces may exist at once, though some may be visible, and some not. They’re the same space but all slightly different.
Further Influences came from sci-fi films and tv and artist installations. I was drawn to works that created an illusion or deception in some way and made you second guess what it was you’re looking at. My threshold model begins to explore this.
When thinking of parallel worlds, I don’t necessarily consider there to be only one, and this is where I begin to think of cycles. A space or time where the beginning, the middle and the end aren’t clear, where they overlap or cut short of each other but continue to exist eternally.
Materials will be developed further but dark and reflective are the current requirements I am testing with a desire to move away from the obvious choice of mirror. Transfer methods using 3D printed stamps and CNC machinery are also being considered.
I aim to incorporate movement into the panels as a symbol of and way to track time. The angle of movement that each panel could rotate is taken from a large imaginary ring drawn around the site using the length of Fort Lane as the diameter. This ring symbolises cycles and the key words I feel fit alongside this, the beginning, the middle and the end.
The installation runs the length of the Fort Lane site along the east elevation. My hope is that this design creates a more dynamic experience when passing through the lane and provokes thought about what else could be there, barely visible, in the spaces around us.
Feedback
There was some confusion around incorporating movement into the design (shown/talked about on slide 7) but this was understandable as the idea itself is still vague in my own mind and just something i’ve been considering. Maybe the way I spoke didn’t explain this element of the design well but that should come across better the more developed this idea gets. I tried to elaborate on this during the feedback and it seemed to resonate and be better understood.
It was suggested that I include more visual representation of the design in the presentation and also that my hero image got lost or looked flat on the projector. I haven’t made any detailed models yet, digital or physical, so I knew that this would need more work as a next step to really visualise the design and see what does/doesn’t work.
They liked that the design was bold within the space and mentioned how if I had of used mirror perhaps this wouldn’t happen as it would fade more with the super obvious reflection. The way it sits within the space felt cinematic. It was also suggested to consider the wider site in the way it connects with time on a celestial scale (in regards to diagram on slide 7) and sun paths within the movement aspect.
Things to consider: lighting/shadow (natural or artificial), movement of panels, materials, layering (Interstellar film)
Next steps: detailed models
Spatial Design 
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