properties and qualities

We identified the properties and qualities and meaning of the site as a starting point in order to develop our piece.

Properties

·         Broken Light

·         Metal floor

·         Thick walls

·         Opening door

·         Various buttons

Qualities

·         Small enclosed space – trapped, claustrophobic

·         Buzzing sound of the light – broken, damaged

·         Rattling – on edge atmosphere

·         Door closing sound – heavy and dramatic

Meaning

·         To move people from one location to another

After analysing and discussing we came to the conclusion that this site has an extremely tense atmosphere due to the sounds as well as the image. The sounds we identified were rattling, buzzing, slamming and clicking. All of these sounds are negative and lead one to think that something is damaged. Similarly the materials in the lift such as the harsh metal floor, the thick doors and the confined space lead us to explore lift disasters.