ARCH 1142 - Montage-it!

CONCEPTS - SYMMETRY & OPENNESS

These are images of my model from different angles, showing how it looks like a different model in each of them. From this, I learnt that the angle of the model is actually extremely important.

The various pages from my flipbook combined into one. The images are not in the right sequence, as I drew all of them on 2 separate pages, and after printing, I cut each rectangle such that they were individual pages. 

MONTAGE 1: Try 1

This is a montage of a cliff at Coogee beach, Sydney. The idea was to create a dramatic scene of a building on a edge, with most of it cantilevering out.

MONTAGE 1: Try 2

Again, I wanted to created a similar dramatic scene, and this time I decided to create a strong contrast between the sky and the rest of the image, to show the openness.

MONTAGE 1: Final

For the final one, I kept the drama in the scene, but decided to be architectural about it. This scene shows the symmetry of the bridge structure, and its openness to the sky and sea - giving it a sense of flow and freedom. This flow of the bridge makes it seem as though the cliffs were in a deep conversation.

MONTAGE 2: Try 1

The idea behind this montage, was to create a sense of freedom and openness. This building is in the same location as the previous montage, though it is from a different angle, and tells a different story. I added the moon, to dramatise the scene, to look as though the openness of the building is drawing the moon into it.

MONTAGE 2: Try 2

I was experimenting with the background a bit, trying to make it seem as though it were in a more open setting. I felt that the materials I chose for the building connected more with this setting. The dense background was a perfect contrast to my theme of openness.

MONTAGE 2: Final

I felt that the original scene was more atmospheric, and hence decided to stick with it. The idea of adding the tree in the background  was to create a sense of reality, with regards to scale, and the angle of the building. The lady is standing out in the open, holding an empty open frame - to create an eerie atmosphere of emptiness and loneliness, even though they're open to a world of million possibilities.