Folded Metal Sheet Near Baker, CA, USA – Mark Raymond Mason, Art, 2008 The heavy use of the colours orange and red splattered violently across a white background portrays the harshness of grief. Theme : Remembrance : Loss – GRIEF – Nostalgia
Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 – Chopin, Music, 1839 The increasingly complex chord progressions, along with the melancholy tone of this piece represent the complexities of Grief. Also, in Bar 17, the large interval of the notes creates a sudden expression of sorrow. Theme : Remembrance : Loss – GRIEF – Nostalgia
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night – Dylan Thomas, Poetry, 1951 In this poem, the persona is begging repeatedly for his father to “rage” and fight death. In grieving, it is common to wish that someone could have prevented death. Theme : Remembrance : Loss –– GRIEF –– Nostalgia
Weeping Woman – Picasso, Art, 1937 The many segments of the woman’s face, in different colours, show the intensities of grief felt in 5 Stages of Grief. Theme : Remembrance : Loss – GRIEF – Nostalgia
Violin Concerto in A Minor, 2nd Movement, Op. 3, No. 6 – Antonio Vivaldi, Music, 1700s The usage of a minor key, slow speed (Largo) and gradually ascending notes create an atmosphere of sorrow as the music builds up to the stronger emotion of grief. Theme : Remembrance : Loss – GRIEF – Nostalgia
Remembrance – Emily Brontë, Poetry, 1846 Remembrance is a poem about how a loved one lost cannot ever be replaced. Regret is present when one grieves as he would hope to have treasured someone more when they were with him. Theme : Remembrance : Loss – GRIEF – Nostalgia
AFTERMATH: 21 IMAGES [Prelude Studies]
GRIEF
Before beginning the process of design for 'A Place of Remembrance', 21 images related to the theme of Remembrance were curated.
The curated pieces were works of architecture, photography, art, music and poetry. The gallery formed expressed the keywords of Loss, Grief and Nostalgia (9 images to each word).
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LOSS
Galleria, Chuo-ku, Osaka – Tadao Ando, Architecture, 1985-88 The many routes formed by the staircases create confusion where one would be at a loss. Theme : Remembrance : LOSS – Grief – Nostalgia
Rocky Shore, Surf Near Vancouver, BC, Canada – Mark Raymond Mason, Photography, 2003 The photograph shows a rural area, and the fog blurring the landscape accentuates the theme of Loss. Theme : Remembrance : LOSS – Grief – Nostalgia
Friedrichstrasse Office Building – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Architecture, 1921 The simplicity of the building’s façade creates the sense of Loss. Theme : Remembrance : LOSS – Grief – Nostalgia
Clyfford Still Painting 1944 – Clyfford Still, Painting, 1944 The general emptiness of this painting portrays Loss. The streaks also give a sense of what was ‘before’. Theme : Remembrance : LOSS – Grief – Nostalgia
Brilliant Branches (B&W) – Mark Raymond Mason, Photography, 2004 The trees in this photograph are bare, representing loss. Theme : Remembrance : LOSS – Grief – Nostalgia
Number 107 – Ad Reinhardt, Painting, 1950 The use of white and grey throughout the painting creates Loss as it appears desolate and cold. The simple brick-like strokes are blurred and appear remnant. Theme : Remembrance : LOSS – Grief – Nostalgia
A House at Katong – Yen, Painting, 2015 The outlines of a house is drawn but the details are blurred out, like how memories become blurry. Thus, it can show Nostalgia. Theme : Remembrance : Loss – Grief – NOSTALGIA
Starry Night Over The Rhone – Vincent Van Gogh, Painting, 1888 This painting shows a thoughtful and relaxing atmosphere. The two figures on the bottom left hand corner are the only two living beings in the composition and the quietness of the painting implies a sense of Nostalgia. Theme : Remembrance : Loss – Grief – NOSTALGIA
Traumerei – Robert Schumann, Music, 1838 This piece has a sense of calmness and reflectiveness, which forms a healthy state of mind for thinking of past events. Theme : Remembrance : Loss – Grief – NOSTALGIA
Gymnopedie No. 1 – Erik Satie, Music, 1888 The rests between the notes create a contemplative atmosphere that represents Nostalgia. Theme : Remembrance : Loss – Grief – NOSTALGIA
Augen - Blicke – Einladung zum Dinner –Heike Pallanca, Installation Art, Year: Unknown Nostalgia is watching yourself and reflecting on the past, and this installation seems to create a space for reflection with a picture of a fireplace and a pair of eyes watching the chairs. Theme : Remembrance : Loss – Grief – NOSTALGIA
Unknown – Rasheed Araeen, Installation Art, 1988 Bones arranged in a straight row form a path-like image and falls in with the idea of ‘walking down memory lane.’ Theme : Remembrance : Loss – Grief – NOSTALGIA