Stories from Different Perspectives

A space can be experienced differently by diverse scales, attempts and activities, changing the function and possibility of a space. As mentioned in the background of this thesis, a girl and a woman may experience kitchen space differently. As a result, a story about two imaginable viewpoints from a diverse scale of objects within a lift space has been made for my study. The first scene used a compound eyeview to present a speedy prospect from a fly in a lift shaft. This is followed by the second scene, another viewpoint from the fly which looked forward to the ceiling light inside a lift. The next stage was when the two subjects, a human being and the fly came across each ‘other’, having different activities in the lift space. Eventually, from the perspective of the person in the last scene, the reader could realize the scales of the two subjects. Generally, people experience a lift by human perspective, accessing through a lift door and moving horizontally on floors or vertically by a lift. By contrast, a point of view from the other scale might experience a lift as an unlimited universe and the lift lights could be seen as a number of stars, shining in the universe. Moreover, the routes of a fly would not be vertical or horizontal only but would shuttle freely within the space. In order to present the idea, a 3D model and photography have been used for the illustrations. A space in the vertical transit is not just about mechanics, but could, however, be observed from any perspectives, and then various phenomena can be experienced.

From the Top to the End:

1. Using a compound eyeview to present a speedy perspective from a fly in a lift shaft.
2. A viewpoint from the fly which looked forward the ceiling light inside a lift.
3. The fly saw itself through the reflection of a human eye.
4. A sight from a human being.
5. The human and the fly came across, having different activities in the lift space.
6. Identify the scales of the two subjects from the prospect of the person.