Tuesday, December 15, 2015 5:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
EST (GMT -05:00)
Of
the
thesis
entitled: Imperfect
Heart
Abstract:
A
personal
inquiry
and collection
of
beautiful
ruin
in
an
imperfect
architectural
world.
Herein lies a personal journey into abandoned ruin, born out of a curiosity to see what comes of viewing architecture in its darkest hours. This fascination with abandoned architectural spaces brings forth more than a visual sense of decay, it emulates an essence of another world, charged with emotion.
This human intrigue, leads to a photographical journey of exploration into ruin from different viewpoints, ultimately focusing on the connection between the individual and home as ruin becomes the symbiotic thread between the two. It is primarily within these photographs that this thesis becomes a personification of the ruined home of an imperfect individual.
The personal journey is put forth in three stages. Three books portray different perspectives to exploring ruin, each one delving deeper into an onslaught of ruin in time. The ruin begins by breaking into the world of ruin through views and definitions from the perspective of an outsider in Seeing Ruin (Book 1). The journey into ruin continues in Creating Ruin (Book 2) by an outsider's contrivance of ruin in an imaginary world of ruin, exploring such themes as age, texture, time and loss. Lastly Living Ruin (Book 3) is explored by an insider, feeling ruin and living within it.
This thesis opposes the negative notion of ruin inherent in its dictionary definition. In searching for the light within ruin, this inquiry seeks a place and use for ruin within the world of architecture. This depiction strives to show the beauty of ruin, the light in darkness. It strives for a discussion of a darker side, which is normally withheld among its viewers.
Creating art and architecture in part from failure imbues the palpable reality of life within the human household.
This journey is one view of a time filled with ruin, in one person's world.
Herein lies a personal journey into abandoned ruin, born out of a curiosity to see what comes of viewing architecture in its darkest hours. This fascination with abandoned architectural spaces brings forth more than a visual sense of decay, it emulates an essence of another world, charged with emotion.
This human intrigue, leads to a photographical journey of exploration into ruin from different viewpoints, ultimately focusing on the connection between the individual and home as ruin becomes the symbiotic thread between the two. It is primarily within these photographs that this thesis becomes a personification of the ruined home of an imperfect individual.
The personal journey is put forth in three stages. Three books portray different perspectives to exploring ruin, each one delving deeper into an onslaught of ruin in time. The ruin begins by breaking into the world of ruin through views and definitions from the perspective of an outsider in Seeing Ruin (Book 1). The journey into ruin continues in Creating Ruin (Book 2) by an outsider's contrivance of ruin in an imaginary world of ruin, exploring such themes as age, texture, time and loss. Lastly Living Ruin (Book 3) is explored by an insider, feeling ruin and living within it.
This thesis opposes the negative notion of ruin inherent in its dictionary definition. In searching for the light within ruin, this inquiry seeks a place and use for ruin within the world of architecture. This depiction strives to show the beauty of ruin, the light in darkness. It strives for a discussion of a darker side, which is normally withheld among its viewers.
Creating art and architecture in part from failure imbues the palpable reality of life within the human household.
This journey is one view of a time filled with ruin, in one person's world.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
Supervisor:
Dereck Revington, University of Waterloo
Committee Members:
Rick
Haldenby,
University
of
Waterloo
Donald
McKay,
University
of
Waterloo
External Reader:
Ginger Sorbara
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Tuesday
December
15,
2015
5:00PM
ARC
2026
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.