Throughout this booklet, you\u2019ll discover my process of redefining an existing city.
\nWhen I\u2019m walking, different things in a cityscape catch my eye. It can be a detail of
\na doorknob, stairs that flow into a threshold, or how a fa\u00e7ade can bump into a
\nneighbouring roof. In my mind, these elements are taken out of their context and
\nare isolated. I don\u2019t really notice the surroundings anymore. I used this exercise of
\nexclusion in my one-minute site.
\nI was fascinated by these fragments that were taken out of their context. Because
\nby taking them out of the context, they can suggest new meanings. They can
\ncreate new relations with other isolated fragments. That\u2019s where my hybrid
\ncityscape started to happen.
\nI experimented with the method of printing cardboard cutouts with ink. This
\nresulted in textured drawings, where the texture creates depth in the isolated
\nfragments. In my work, I combined, repositioned, and scaled different fragments
\nthat catch my eye. The source objects are always pictures taken on walks, but
\nwith this method of printing, I can create and translate a whole new personal
\ncityscape.
\nFor me, the most interesting moments happen when fragments of different scales
\nmeet each other, or when different perspectives can give a whole new
\nunderstanding to a fragment. The positioning of fragments allows new spaces to
\nexist.
\nThese new spaces were first created on paper, by printing cutouts of cardboard
\nwith ink and linking them together. These resulting drawings inspired me to
\nvectorize my work. I used these digital drawings to add another layer to the
\nmanually printed drawings. These 2D spaces inspired me to recreate pieces in 3D
\nmodels. They are again a translation, but also an addition to the already existing
\nwork. Then the cycle can continue: I can make new cutouts, inspired by the
\nmodels, which inspire me to make and add new layers, relations and spaces, in
\n2D and 3D. All of this results in architectural blueprints of a cityscape.<\/p>\n