The Visit to Shunt.

Just a quick post about the visit to Shunt Lounge off Bermondsey Street.

© Genevieve Edelmann

It was an interesting start to the project because it defined the idea of working with a performance structure and constructing/designing it to fit into a given space so that it provided an area for the performers, seating for the audience, refreshment area etc which were all aspects to consider when designing a public performance space.

Although initially, I found it hard to be inspired by the visit, however, looking back to it I believe that my initial idea for creating a space for the user to move around in was subconsciously inspired by my visit to Shunt. This is because the artists decided to create a space for the audience to move through in in order to view the different performances that are taking place throughout the massive three-storey structure.

'As the audience is led inside, the action starts to unfold around, above and below them, revealing a world on the brink of collapse...' via.

The key element is that performances are taking place all around the audience, consequently making the space a much more interesting place to be in and move around.

An aspect I can refer back to when designing my own space is how the audience views the different performances (through glass, looking up, looking down, through doors etc.) and how they access them (steps, doors, windows, mirrors etc) making it so different to the conventional method of viewing a performance. In some ways it can be said that the structure itself is more of a performance than the activities that take place within it...

http://www.shunt.co.uk/
http://www.shuntmoney.co.uk/