LO5: Edited Photographs - meaning.

Conflicting sheffield. 

In this piece I wanted to connote how things like football which is meant to bring people closer together can divide a city, especially since what happened between most of the cites in Yorkshire and Margret Thatcher. It is like what I have portrayed in the picture, when it comes to football it is like the city has been split in two. This is linked to my assignment where need to show of the identity of sheffield, one of the things that sheffield is known for is its football.

Old vs New

In this piece I wanted to connote a contrast between the old and the new park hill flats. I have managed to replicate the old 80's look onto the new building. This was done to connote that although all of the the flats are being replaced the old ones will never be forgotten and that is because of its history. To maintain a strong sense of community, neighbours were re-homed next door to each other and old street names from the area were re-used (e.g. Gilbert Row, Long Henry Row).

Frame of reference

In this piece I wanted to connote different ways of looking at the cheesegrater car park. In the first image you have the old painting, this one connotes how some people see that building as a piece of art, something that is creative and pleasing to the eye. The second one is dark and this connotes all of the negative views about the building. Many people argue that Sheffield doesn't need another car park, and it makes even more sense when there is another car park just across the road. The other piece has an old looking texture, this connotes to people how some people see the cheesegrater as a new piece of history by making its mark on Sheffield. The forth piece has an underwater texture to it and this was because some people thing that there is just not enough money laying around for needless car parks, which has now left people thinking that Sheffield has now been submerge in a lot of debt. The last piece was left plane and that is because some people just see it as just another building that has been built for tourism.

Stirling Prize

The reason for this piece is to connote how park hill is now increasing the rate of tourism in Sheffield now that the project was short listed in the final six for the RIBA Stirling prize which is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is things like this that make the park hill project a promising one and it could end up being reconsigned world wide once it is finished.

Dark Fantasy 

 

The reason for this piece is to connote everything kelham island has done for Sheffield, by having the picture as over-exposed. However its the negative that gives it this look and that corresponds with  negative effects this had one Kelham island as it tried to balance the water level of the river Don and provide electicity of all the trams that had just been introduced back in 1899.