Plot and Spatial Translation Plot 1: Reality vs fiction of Blackwall Site Fra Mauro self battle “As a monk I have indentured myself to God. But as a man I have always been attracted by the sight of rolled rope on a deck, caravels newly caulked riding at anchor. I am torn between them. – One a divine gift, the other a lure of the as yet unwitnessed.“ – Fra Mauro An imaginary Ordnance Survey grid line lay upon Blackwall site. The left represents the ordinary/current reality of blackwall site. The right represents the fictional/imaginary of blackwall site where the ordnance grid extrudes and grows from the ground and eventually takes form to the existing building. Plot 2 : Shipyard Travelers, reporters/Informants of the outside world “ When I see the boat arrives at the landing below. I begin to […]
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