aquiPROJECT

Permanent Link:: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00016093/00001

Material Information

Title:: aquiPROJECT
Physical Description:: Project in lieu of thesis
Language:: English
Creator:: Wyman, Tracy A.
Publisher:: School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida
Place of Publication:: Gainesville, Fla
Publication Date:: 2013
Copyright Date:: 2013

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:: Community-Based Art
Ecoliteracy
Natural Resource Conservation
Floridan Aquifer
Landscape Architecture

Notes

Abstract:: This project explores an approach to Landscape Architecture which engages community in the making of art in public places along an art walk - to raise awareness of the state's water issues and the Floridan Aquifer System. The design responds to the town's folk culture and vision for revitalization, yet does more by establishing a plan for the expanding project to be comprised of the work of individuals in art/ ecoliteracy workshops across the region. The art learning module was explored in three pilot workshops where participants created plaster molds representative of themselves, to be later cast in glass and fabricated onto an expanding public sculpture. The process gives participants a voice toward positive change as a unified social call for the conservation of the Floridan Aquifer System.
General Note:: Landscape Architecture capstone project

Record Information

Source Institution:: University of Florida Institutional Repository
Holding Location:: University of Florida
System ID:: AA00016093:00002

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Tracy Wyman

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Placemaking Interpretive Artwalk Compel interaction with springhouse and river. Phased Art Intervention Individual Art Project A plan for workshops which relates to the phased art intervention

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Introducing the Site

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Introducing the Site

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Site Imaging

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Site Imaging

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Site Imaging

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Contextual Synthesis

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Site Synthesis

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An artistic formation representing a geological spring vent lies below the surface, encircled by a stepped path. The lowest two steps are pressed with artifacts of the prehistoric and Paleolithic eras respectively. The third step and main path is unmarked, yet reflects the present age of industry and technology. Each level speaks to the changing landscape in relation to our human imprint over time. On the upper level, it is void of any impressions, but metaphorically marked by the footsteps of those who take this path. At this level, the aquiPROJECT begins, and participants will tell the story over time, as glass castings are added, each one representative of the individual who made it. This human imprint becomes a growing and unified voice of awareness, calling for the conservation of our natural water resources. A steel sculpture emerges from the spring vent, mimicking the power and fluctuations of the water which runs beneath our feet, forced by pressure to the surface, through the spring vent, and into the river. The two units intertwine and intersect at irregular moments, each moving through time on separate paths. Where the steel sculpture ceases, the expanding aquiPROJECT continues to meander, retreating into wooded slopes and sculpture reappears near the spring house and reaches across the river, the two units are reconciled -no longer opposing powers. Still fluctuating, undulating, and changing, but at last, in synchronic harmony

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Piloting the Art Learning Module

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Sculpture Frame & Spacing Details

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A Modular System A Modular System Vertically Undulating Modules

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A Modular System Horizontally Undulating Modules

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Sculpture Frame & Spacing Details

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High Schools Art Studios Festivals Workshop Dissemination T hroughout 18 Counties Focusing on underserved populations within the most affected & most affecting region.

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Public Garden

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The Landing

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The Spring Bowl