Robert Smithson’s ‘Monuments of Passaic’ Photographic Essay
Exploring his childhood homeland, Smithson saw these scenes from his native hinterland as a different world, every bit as fascinating and deserving of attention as the New York art world to which he belonged during his career.
He photographed various industrial relics he found in the region and re-imagined them as ‘monuments’ from a different time, musing on their artistic significance.
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Contextual Development of the SAFFAhaus
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Des Drei Leben des SAFFA-Hauses
Analysis of the life cycle of the SAFFAhaus and the changing context in which it inhabits.
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Comparing thought maps between my own initial concept and research into the SAFFAhaus.
Before commencing research into the landhaus precedent, I first considered the themes and focal points which I would personally like to drive my concept for this project based on the original brief and my own interests, and recorded these ideas as a thought map.
Following my research into the SAFFAhaus, I compiled a similar map of the key words which I extracted from that research, without consulting the initial concept map.
Comparing the two maps reveals key words which appear in both maps (highlighted in red). These words will form the base for developing my concept moving forward.
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