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(above: proposed site: west wall, point douglas, winnipeg. photo by c. grant)The west wall of the proposed site is perhaps the most interesting. Weathered wood, graf tagging and missing boards allow for some visual obstruction into the equipment beyond the fence, while providing enough opportunities for pedestrians to momentarily glimpse the space beyond.
(above: proposed site: south wall, point douglas, winnipeg. photo by c. grant)The east wall is almost three times longer than the west wall. Unlike the other wall, it has not been tagged, and is does not have the viewports through into the space beyond. The material properties of the wall are still intriguing; alternating between grey weathered wood (the same is used on the west side) and what seems to be newer ply, the wall is visually divided into four uneven segments. There are many areas of the wall that are standard 4'-0" ply segments, and others that have been patched together using scraps of wood, breaking the pattern and repetition of standardized building materials.
(above: snow, trees and debris seen through the west viewport, point douglas, winnipeg. photo by c. grant)By climbing through the viewports on the west side of the fence, a completely unique space is revealed. Machinery, trees, and debris are quietly blanketed by thick layers of snow. The space has an uneasy quality about it; it is eerily quiet, and the visual barriers created by the masses of equipment, trees, and snow make it difficult to see where one is stepping, or what may be lying around a corner.
(above: debris and machinery seen through the west viewport, point douglas, winnipeg. photos by c. grant)The machinery inside the space provides for an opportunity to development of their stories - where did these pieces come from? I'm currently less concerned with what they do, and more interested in the idea that these machines have a history, a past, a life.
Siting: lot of machinery by the underpass on Higgins towards the Louise Bridge
Site Measurements: Approximately 45-'8" (west side) x 120'-0" (south side)
Siting: lot of machinery by the underpass on Higgins towards the Louise Bridge
Site Measurements: Approximately 45-'8" (west side) x 120'-0" (south side)
Labels: design, Point Douglas
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