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Done in GIMP. Bon apetit.

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An urgent message

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Behind the facade, first distillation

I started playing around with the images I shot yesterday, in an attempt to reach for the gist of what has been attracting me to these spaces. The first thing that came to mind is to distill them by dropping all color information, including tone. I lost some of them in the process, but I think the ones that survived are starting to reveal forms and relationships that weren’t very apparent in the originals. Here are the results:

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Behind the facade, more West Loop

As usual, here’s a map of the day’s walk.

Here are the pictures – I’ve been thinking about the categories I mentioned as I shot these, so hopefully this will begin to focus the project somewhat soon.

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Project categories

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m thinking of continuing the alley project by analyzing various aspects of what makes the alleys so fascinating. I’ve been thinking of a number of possibilities. Here’s the initial list:

• Platforms (decks, porches, balconies, etc.)
• Barriers (fences, warning signs)
• Cul de sacs (spaces between buildings, cubby holes of various types)
• Materiality
• Signs of life (toys, abandoned objects, sports equipment, stuff for outdoor living)

I’m going to continue thinking about these categories as I push the project forward, but for now they seem like a good start to focus my work.

The second issue is how to take this from being a purely photographic project and to start working on the architectural possibilities it suggests. I’m thinking I’ll start by analyzing the graphic relationships in the pictures themselves, then possibly going on to looking at the spaces more objectively (maybe using satellite photos for reference).

Any suggestions would be most helpful.

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