THE FORESHORE OF OPPORTUNTY: PROJECT PROPOSAL
Creating emotional, educational and scientific hubs along the River Thames.
(June 2021)
Creating emotional, educational and scientific hubs along the River Thames.
(June 2021)
Context: Produced towards the end of my Master’s Degree, this video presentation assembles the majority of my Thames related research as the basis of a multi-layered approach to healing our relationship with water in the city.
1) Acknowledging Wet Spaces.
2) Foreshore Objects.
3) River Hubs.
4) Swimming ?
1) Acknowledging Wet Spaces.
2) Foreshore Objects.
3) River Hubs.
4) Swimming ?
Crafted Video Presentation:
(10min)
(10min)
1. Extended Portfolio (link)
2. Portfolio Extracts (Scroll right)
3. Video Presentation (View above)
4. Urban Waters
(link)
5. Thames Access (link)
#FORSURE
CAN WE ADDRESS LONDON'S ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL WATER INEQUALITIES, CAUSED BY THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT, THROUGH THAMES FORESHORE ACCESS AND ARTISTIC PRODUCTION STRATEGIES?
The River Thames exists in the heart of London, yet we are socially and environmentally disconnected from it. The Tideway Super Sewer (to be completed in 2025) will significantly improve the cleanliness of the water and will presumably transform this liquid entity into a place of interest within the plutocratic city.
The Foreshore of Opportunity explores how, a series of Foreshore Objects (to democratise access, pleasure, and improve safety along the Thames) and ephemeral Foreshore Sanctuaries (to host collaboration and artistic production) can avoid the perpetuation of the human-centric approach to water in London.
Facilitating the creation of non-normative, pleasurable spaces by the water is both a physical intervention within the urban fabric but more importantly a provocation seeking to disrupt the way we think and live in cities.
The River Thames exists in the heart of London, yet we are socially and environmentally disconnected from it. The Tideway Super Sewer (to be completed in 2025) will significantly improve the cleanliness of the water and will presumably transform this liquid entity into a place of interest within the plutocratic city.
The Foreshore of Opportunity explores how, a series of Foreshore Objects (to democratise access, pleasure, and improve safety along the Thames) and ephemeral Foreshore Sanctuaries (to host collaboration and artistic production) can avoid the perpetuation of the human-centric approach to water in London.
Facilitating the creation of non-normative, pleasurable spaces by the water is both a physical intervention within the urban fabric but more importantly a provocation seeking to disrupt the way we think and live in cities.