Thursday, 21 October 2010

Southbank/ Imax cinema pedestrian underpass

For this project we had a task to research Southbank and it’s history, find what interests me and makes a good starting point for my own theme of the project. While I was walking along the Southbank, which, by the way is not one of my favourite places but also has huge interest from tourists, as well as being one of the most known creative arts centre points, I’ve been very fascinated by and interested in foot pathways which leads into IMAX cinema, now biggest 3D cinema screens in England. Started researching it by taking pictures and being taken away by lighting in there, which reminded me of Dan Flavin works, where he used light to create a certain atmosphere, depending on the colour with minimalist look.
And then I had this thought, if IMAX cinema just been opened here recently (well, at 1999), what happened there before? Was there just regular trespass, underground pathway, was that just as one of those dark, smelly pathways if so, was there many people walking there, because now there is even four exits.












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