Workshop Objetivo: Arquitectura
In this workshop by Ricardo Santonja and crew, we were asked to set a route in Barcelona city to take pictures of architecture, or what we understand as architecture. Each person was meant to have certain ideas of what they wanted to exposed or question, in my case, to the public.
At first I didn't know what I wanted to present, so I wrote something about the continuities and discontinuities in the city, but even I wasn't sure about its meaning. So I was placed in a group that had lots of ideas but couldn't put it into words, then we all set a route. Everyone began their route in the Forum builing:
At first I didn't know what I wanted to present, so I wrote something about the continuities and discontinuities in the city, but even I wasn't sure about its meaning. So I was placed in a group that had lots of ideas but couldn't put it into words, then we all set a route. Everyone began their route in the Forum builing:
Our route: from Forum building by Herzog & de Meuron to Glories Square.
Looking to the sky through the Forum. It was cloudy.
The light discovers the space within. The lack of opacity and the fullness of it.
Reality...and reality.
Forum Building. Exit from hell ? :)
In the conference, a day before, Ricardo told us of all the realities that exist around us and how we could capture their moments in camera. Most of the people had reflex cameras while I only had my Lumix, but I wasn't at all worried because I control my camera almost perfectly while with a reflex one I don't think I could have achieved these captures.
While I was taking photos I noticed those moments of alter realities that Ricardo spoke of. So it's curious, because until now I've always been talking about the "efects" of the architecture: the reflections, the shadows, the light and its "mesures", they are also, realities of the projects because they EXIST they are always around us, we only have to learn how to look for them.
While I was taking photos I noticed those moments of alter realities that Ricardo spoke of. So it's curious, because until now I've always been talking about the "efects" of the architecture: the reflections, the shadows, the light and its "mesures", they are also, realities of the projects because they EXIST they are always around us, we only have to learn how to look for them.
Which is the "true" one? Is there really a original? or are they all deformations ?
(These pictures are not edited with effects, only moved)
(These pictures are not edited with effects, only moved)
Were these photos taken at different hours?
We were asked also to take some pictures in a more academic way, with the techniques that they spoke of. With centered objectives, taking care of the light in the environment and such. My focus in this stage was to capture architecture from dramatic points of view.
Architecture seen from the lowest point.
"Illa de la Llum" ("Island of Light") by I. Paricio & Lluis Clotet seen from a Diagonal Mar Park "furniture" by E. Miralles.
"Illa de la Llum" ("Island of Light") by I. Paricio & Lluis Clotet seen from a Diagonal Mar Park "furniture" by E. Miralles.
And exactly what is this?
Against the sky.
Poble Nou's milestone: Habitat Sky by D. Perrault.
Poble Nou's milestone: Habitat Sky by D. Perrault.
