THE FIRST STEPS TO A MAIN PURPOSE
TODD ROSENBERG. JESSICA LANG DANCE PERFORMING TESSERACTS OF TIME
Growing up as a dancer, movement has been a persistent in my day to day life. Movement is what separates us from the static environment. As an exploration of design interests begin, I want to look at how dance and architecture can intertwine to influence one another. Not all pieces of the built world have to feel static. How can we make them alive, just as dance and movement make us as humans feel alive? Dance is the motivation, now it is time to look at how this can beg new questions in three interest ideas.
INTEREST #1
HOW THE BODY REACTS TO THE SPACE
Choreography is the sketch foundation of a dance idea. Detail drawings are the exact placement of the body in one moment. Dance and architecture can be used interchangeably. This only makes sense seeing that they both use texture, color, form, and much more to visually create what is designed in the brain. Is there a way to possibly utilize the way dancers and choreographers think to create a dance into the way designers design a building? Dancers fill a space with their movements, so why not take inspiration from that idea into the built world?
INTEREST #2
HOW THE BODY FORMS TO STATIC SPACE
With a newly fresh interest in furniture design, ergonomics, and sustainability, the idea of how to incorporate those together came about. Does furniture have to be static? Or can it be active and interact with the body that may occupy it? The hope is to further develop these interests together and find a new way to assist them, whether it be individually or as a group.
INTEREST #3
THE UTILIZATION OF THE SCRAPS
With the fact being that each time a new structure is built, 30% of its scraps go to the landfill, this causes concerns for both human and environmental factors. We as a design community are continually searching for ways to better this world while adding to it and not harming it. It is our job to figure out what to do with our scraps. How can we use them instead of waste them? This topic allows me to further investigate how to create in new ways while also working towards helping this beautiful world we are trying so hard to save.
I find your considerations of the human form's reaction to space and volume profoundly interesting! Coming from someone more focused on the emotional impact of spaces, I can't wait to see what discoveries you make if you pursue the idea! - Matt King
I never knew how much your dance background influenced your interior design, that is super cool! I love your first and second Ideas so much, they feel so inspired. I would love to even see more research into how dancers percieve space in relationship to their body, and how their perceptions can influence improving the more emotional aspects of interior design. These are so cool and I'm excited to see where you go with this!
I love that you are blending two things that you are passionate about, design and dance. I like the idea behind interest #1 because your passion truly does show and I think these are two things that people maybe don't consider to be related and you would have the power to educate many people. With whatever research question you come up with, I think you would be able to come up with something that is not heavily researched. I also like the idea behind interest #2. By exploring this I think you could create something that no one has seen before! You could also pave the way for a new design style of furniture!
Hayden Wyrick☺️
Very interesting to see how many unique topics can come from the connection of dance and design. The idea of using the similar thought process of how dancers use up the space they inhabit with movements and translating that to the design process is very compelling. I think so often designs miss out on an attention to detail in spaces that dancers and choreographers naturally have through dance.
Looking forward to seeing more!
Jess
I never thought about dance and architecture being interrelated, but it is so interesting how similar the two of them really are. It's cool how this passion you have had for so long has shaped the way you view your education and the way that you design. I think you have a unique take on how the body is in different settings because of your dance background and I would be really interested in further exploration of your second interest in furniture design.
Nice blog!
Kaitlyn Rhinehart