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‘The Light meets the Wharf’

Edie Tapp, n10252908

Tutor: Sam, Thursday 9-11am

Concept

My project is based around Northshore’s rich history of water and wharves. It includes a colourful light installation within the water tank which aims to demonstrate how the river has adapted to the site’s development throughout time. It also includes a boat and wharf structured interactive playground made out of repurposed timber. These two creative projects will work together to promote the cultural significance of Northshore’s water and wharf history.

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Key Pillars

My creative project responds directly to the ‘Culturally Vibrant’ pillar. Northshore has the potential to become increasingly more culturally diverse, and my project aims to do this.

My project will engage and encourage both target and non-target audiences to visit Northshore throughout the week. Through the ‘Light Show’ in the water tank and the Boat structured interactive playground area, I want to encourage charismatic and extroverted audiences both locally and internationally to immerse themselves in the history and community of Northshore.

By adopting a ‘light touch’ strategy repurposing existing materials (timber), landscape features and spaces (water tank, carpark, solar/ wind power) my project will be sustainable.

My project enhances the Northshore area, as it connects the history of the Brisbane River to Northshore’s industrial Portside heritage.

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Moodboard

Created a moodboard on Pinterest to help capture the ‘feel’ and direction of my creative concept

Explored the ideas of;

- Light, more specifically coloured light and its reflection on surfaces

- Bright colours (neon)

- Water

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Similar Projects

Boat Structured Playgrounds

Figure 11: Pirate Ship in St Kilda playground

Figure 12: Lake Parker Park, Lakeland FL USA

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Similar Projects

Projects which inspired my project idea/s

The Water Tank Project

Figure 10: 2014 Eteri Chkadua

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History of Northshore - WHARF

Figure 9: The Queensland Government side-wheeler, Lucinda, is shown here complete with decorations. (Image: State Library of Queensland)

- Paddle steamers remained a common sight on the Brisbane River for decades

1900-1920

1960-1980: 

1980-2000: Portside cruise terminal opened

These extracts show the development of the wharf throughout the last 100 years, highlighting how significant and important it has been to Brisbane city and its society. Being such a vital part of Northshore’s history, it is necessary that I base a part of my project on the wharves and ports of Brisbane.

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History of Northshore - WATER

Excerpt from History PDF on Blackboard

1820: Aboriginal society/ Pre-European settlement

These two excerpts describe the connection the Aboriginal communities had with the water, and its importance to them. 

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Brisbane as a ‘River City’

“Water defines Brisbane as a river city. It provides a sense of place through 4,000 kilometres of waterways; that supports the population, biodiversity and extensive natural areas. Brisbane is renowned for its riverside location, subtropical climate and friendly relaxed lifestyle – all of which attract businesses, workers, students and tourists from across the world.”

The concept of ‘water’ has always been appealing to society as it often is associated with the idea of peace, freedom and happiness. The location of Northshore (on the Brisbane River) combined with the notion that Brisbane is a ‘River City’ is an advantage I aim to use within my project.

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Prominent Issues with Site

- Many large, empty spaces

- Dry and barren land

- Very difficult to get to Northshore via public transport

- Even though it is relatively close to the city, it is even difficult to get to the site via car

These factors are deterring visitors during the day, but these obstacles are not an issue during Eat Street hours. By creating an exciting and unique project concept, I aim to encourage visitors from all over to visit and experience Northshore during sunlight hours.

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Spencer Finch

“…is best known for ethereal light installations that visualise his experience of natural phenomena.”

Figure 7: What time is it on the sun? A light installation for MASS MoCA

Figure 8: Pollen at the Galerie Nordenhake in Berlin, Germany

Spencer Finch inspired my idea of using light to convey an idea/concept, since seeing how successful and established his work has become. His installations allow people to see historical and cultures concepts through a different perspective, something I hope to achieve through my project.

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New Concept

Upon visiting the Northshore site I became aware of many empty spaces/ areas that I could use for my creative concept. (Refer to figures 2, 3, 4 & 5 below)

1. I decided that my original idea of ‘The Light Room’ was not feasible within the storage spaces, and that I wanted to create something that was more significant to the history of Northshore. I decided to move the light installation to inside the water tank, in order to connect the current site to its history on the water, and the idea that Brisbane is a ‘river city’.

I want to create a light installation inside the water tank that showcases the history of Northshore and its strong connection to the Brisbane River.

- Use lights and sound to create a water themed concept

- Allow people to walk inside/ view from outside looking in

- Use solar/wind energy to generate the light installation

2. The empty space between the deck and the timber is another area I would like to focus on. I want to create a playground that focuses on the boating history of Northshore. Using the timber available to me, I want to build various boat and water themed structures for children to play on during the day.

- I want to have interactive historical facts throughout the playground structure, to educate children on the rich history of Northshore- will also make the experience more social and engaging.

- Repurposing the wood

Figure 6: Example of Interactive Play Panels

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Site Visit

Figure 2 and 3: Photos of first point of interest, The Water Tank

Figure 4 and 5: Photos of second point of interest, Carpark space

All photos taken by Edie Tapp, 5th March 2020

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Notes from Site Visit 5th March

The deck

- Brisbane’s first working wharf 

The carpark lighting is solar operated - operated by an infrastructure at the back of the shed, meaning you turn them off and on remotely 

First Impressions/ Observations of the Site

- It is very windy on site, could make use of solar/wind technology

- The site is very empty/ barren, especially during the day, very few people

- Greenery is very important

- A lot of timber is available, could be of use for my project; the Northshore site is big on repurposing materials

- The site has a very strong maritime history, and deep connection to its cruise shipping history

- Lots of parking spaces available

The tank

Has a sign saying sulfuric acid inside on it

It is a beacon of what used to happen on site 

Strong connection to the idea of ‘water’

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Figure 1: Photo of the ‘Sketch’ bathroom, a cafe in London, UK.

This is the bathroom in “Sketch” in London. This idea of block coloured lighting on the ceiling was a huge inspiration in my light room idea for this concept.

One of the main reasons I visited Sketch when I was in London was because I was told how cool the bathroom really was. If I could generate excitement similar to this with my creative concept, thus drawing people in throughout the week.

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Initial Idea for Creative Concept

Week 1

- Museum of people’s things (a story behind each item) - could provide insight into Australian culture and the history of Australians

-The Light Room, a room where you enter and it is dark but the light follows your path/ movements - maybe the only colour is blue and I use different shades of blue to connect the concept to the idea that Brisbane is a river city

EDIT 12th March- Drawing on this idea- could have an interactive tour type thing- before people enter the space they are given a headset- the floor will mimic the ceiling so as you walk each new square will light up

The floor will basically be broken up into squares, and as you progress along to each new square/ area there is new information/ a new story about the sites/ Brisbane’s history.

- The room will follow the timeline of the site’s history/ in a games board style