Polyrhythmic landscapes : bodydresscity : a thesis prepared in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorSkogstad, Lauren
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-02T01:30:11Z
dc.date.available2010-06-02T01:30:11Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractPolyrhythmic Landscapes: BodyDressCity explores the performative contiguity of body, garment and environment to reveal, frame and question how the city can be understood as a ‘space-in-action’, constructed of multiple rhythms and temporalities that occur in a multitude of places. Polyrhythm is a musical term for the simultaneous occurrence of two or more independent rhythms. This research seeks to fuse Bernard Tschumi’s event-space and rhythm, through an understanding of Henri Lefebvre’s ‘rhythmanalysis’ (Lefebvre, 2004, p. 1). In this project, I spatially conceptualize the combination of these terms as a polyrhythmic landscape. As a spatial designer I construct a series of embodied spatiotemporal interventions that employ performance as a dynamic, active, operative and responsive medium to reveal, frame and comprehend how the city can be a ‘polyrhythmic landscape’. The design-led project probes the disruptive effect of a female figure dressed in a monumental ten-metre red gown on the temporal condition of the city. As the public bears witness to the metamorphosis of the female figure, the spectacle of the dress confronts the everyday patterns and movements of the urban fabric. Has this glamorous flâneuse punctured the rhythmic skin of the city to reveal a polyrhythmic landscape?en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/1352
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectPerformance arten_US
dc.subjectRed dressen_US
dc.subjectPolyrhythm in arten_US
dc.subjectWellingtonen_US
dc.subjectDesignen_US
dc.subject.otherFields of Research::410000 The Arts::410100 Performing Arts Studiesen_US
dc.titlePolyrhythmic landscapes : bodydresscity : a thesis prepared in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorSkogstad, Lauren
thesis.degree.disciplineDesignen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Design (M.Des.)en_US
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