www.le-hub.hear.fr http://www.le-hub.hear.fr plateforme web collaborative Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:25:15 +0000 fr-FR hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 http://www.le-hub.hear.fr/blog/277/ http://www.le-hub.hear.fr/blog/277/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:25:15 +0000 http://www.le-hub.hear.fr/?p=277 Today I visited the commercial square and the park close to the boarder of Germany. The park attracted me so I decided to focus my experience there. I was in awe of the exercise and play equipment which I had never seen before.

I began by asking some children how to use the upside down see-sore. It took many gestures due to the language barrier but they were helpful and I managed to work it. After about five minutes my hands and arms were sore so I began to stretch. Then Tatenda taught me some belly dance moves. I did more exercise and then tried out a few of the exercise machines and continued stretching.

Later I approached a group of guys playing basketball and asked if I could play- they replied saying that I can but I have to wait until they fish their game. They lent me another ball to play with while I waited. After I played and waited for a while I returned their ball and asked them why they didn’t want to play with me. They said it was because I wasn’t wearing the right gear. I left after that.

During this experience I realised how focused people were on their training and how there wasn’t much, if any, interaction between people or separate groups. I don’t know whether their should be but I have a desire to instruct an exercise lesson at the park.

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http://www.le-hub.hear.fr/blog/276/ http://www.le-hub.hear.fr/blog/276/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:23:40 +0000 http://www.le-hub.hear.fr/?p=276 Today we explored the city in groups. I worked with Kevin Gabon and Ellen. Our concept was: numbers, which was written on a map of Strasbourg. We began the process by following the route and talking about the process. This led to the idea of following numbers instead. We began by making rules such as: the number had to be facing us; if it was an even number we should turn right and if it was an odd number we should turn left. We documented the new route on the map and took photographs of the numbers that influenced our direction. This led to another rule such as: no repeating types/styles of numbers. Our journey ended at the church.

During our journey we realised how one may see numbers in a literal and figurative way. There are visible numbers and numbers that may be revealed through the geometry of buildings and the body. Numbers are a universal language but may also be specific such as currency. Numbers are everywhere revealing many systems. What interested us was the way numbers influenced the world we live in and more directly the way the body moves within the city.

After an hour, our journey ended at the Cathedral. This is when we came up with the command: don’t trust the numbers. This was sent to another group. The command we received was: turn around. This command seemed non sensical and random to the concept and processes we were working with so we decided to shift our thinking and play.

We decided to create a game using the numbers that influenced our route. We drew these numbers on the floor with masking tape in a grid. The rules of the game were similar to that of our process: odd=left and even=right. The numbers were placed on the floor randomly. The game created chaos when played, subverting the idea of the working system that the city relates to.

The game may be a starting point to a project exploring the city through numbers. It may be re introduced into the city and the rules may be refined and developed more. There are many ways to develop this game further and using it to reflect how people move and interact within a system like the city.

It was a good experience seeing how one can create and develop ideas for projects through play.

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Bonjour tout le monde ! http://www.le-hub.hear.fr/blog/bonjour-tout-le-monde/ http://www.le-hub.hear.fr/blog/bonjour-tout-le-monde/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:01:04 +0000 http://91.121.6.49/~esadstg/?p=1 Bienvenue dans WordPress. Ceci est votre premier article. Modifiez-le ou supprimez-le, puis lancez-vous !

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