Kate Esslemont

3D workshop During my time in the 3D workshop I experimented with steel to create models of a sculpture I was contemplating making on a large scale, big enough for people to walk within, measuring roughly 2.5metres high. I wanted to work with metal because I was looking into urban environments, and the grey and heaviness of the material reminded me of tall towering buildings. The steel I chose was also quite malleable, and it held its shape strongly, which made it perfect for bending. The idea behind my sculpture was to create two environments, both which replicated industrial urban buildings, but one was curved and was influenced by natural forms, the other had sharp 90degree angles, and sharper edges. The idea was to make the viewer (or potentially occupier) aware of the effect the shape and form of build landscapes can have on your mental state. Saphia and i collaborated once we had made some final objects. We started playing around with composition and connecting our objects. I thought the combination of concrete and steel was really effective in creating an urban ambience, the textures combined enhanced the power in communicating harshness and oppression of landscape. Whilst we were moving our objects it felt like playing adult lego, some of our pieces fitted together, and some looked out of place, which added to the harsh reality of chaos in the combination of architecture in large cities such as London.