The Concept

To sense my space;

It took a long time but I believe I have finally settled on a concept to properly engage with for the brief. Typical me taking so long with something as serious as this. If I had to sum up the concept in a few words I would have to pick "My Personal Spaces" but to be specific it’s a project based around abandoned or secluded areas. I chose to base my project around this because it’s an area that has a lot of personal meaning to me. Practically my entire childhood was spent wallowing in these areas and almost all my fondest and most memorable memories are from abandoned areas like the agricultural factory, old houses, alley ways, building sites, ghost estates and the upper floors of multi-story car parks.

Some people will understand this concept and appreciate it and others won’t. For me experiencing the feelings that these places provide growing up is almost indescribable. There is no one word to describe the feeling of exploring these places for the first time unless there happens to be a word that represents a child, on Christmas morning, in a crack house, with not a care in the world, but the ever present chance of a Garda attack, and the overwhelming joy of indescribable and absolute freedom.