tsuikim;+Deliverables

=**tsuikim Deliverables**=

1. something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument. 2. any building, megalith, etc., surviving from a past age, and regarded as of historical or archaeological importance. 3. any enduring evidence or notable example of something: a monument to human ingenuity. 4. an exemplar, model, or personification of some abstract quality, esp. when considered to be beyond question: a monument of middle-class respectability. 5. an area or a site of interest to the public for its historical significance, great natural beauty, etc., preserved and maintained by a government. 6. a written tribute to a person, esp. a posthumous one. 7. Surveying. an object, as a stone shaft, set in the ground to mark the boundaries of real estate or to mark a survey station. 8. a person considered as a heroic figure or of heroic proportions: He became a monument in his lifetime.
 * Monument** //from dictionary.com//

1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round. 2. such works of art collectively. 3. an individual piece of such work.
 * Sculpture** //from dictionary.com//

Through analyzing the specific monuments and sculptures within the downtown Toronto area, I hope challenge their understood/conventional role in the city, in order to encourage a more concrete and visible relationship between the people and the meaning and purpose of the monuments.
 * Research Statement**

Visual Essay**
 * Background**
 * Cmap
 * Flickr Documentation**

Monuments in the downtown Toronto area add to the city a certain visual aesthetic, but can monuments change their role and identity, in order to be more than just a visual piece? I will look at this issue in a three-fold view; place, object and public.
 * Critical Position**

The place, or environment of where the sculpture is placed has an impact on the message the piece is trying to convey. How does the history behind the location define its purpose? How does the surveillance of the area affect the role of the monument? These questions helps the understanding of how the environment contribute to the purpose of the monument.

//Place; How does the environment contribute to the purpose of the sculpture// - analyze its representation of its environment - what part of Toronto is it in - is there high traffic with cars, pedestrians etc - what is the surrounding architecture - is there surveillance - is the place easily accessible

The monument itself can hold many meanings, but can the traditional role of a ‘monument’ be challenged, in order to encourage a greater relationship between viewer and object? How are these different from what we see in a museum? There is much potential in these objects to act as a facilitator between city and public, but the majority of the current model, take a more passive role in that dialogue.

//Object; How does the identity of the monument contribute to its purpose// - analyze its representation of itself - challenge it’s role or definition of being a sculpture - how does it represent the space around it - how is it integrated with the environment - is it active or passive - does it encourage dialogue - is there intrigue with it - how does it add to the city, visually, physically, interest wise, landmark - is it permanent - what memory is it trying to represent, does it connect - are there barriers to prevent interaction - does it promote connectivity and community? - how is it different from being a museum? What are the possibilities? - durability vs. interactivity

Monuments and sculptures are usually designed for the public, either for visuals or for active participation. The latter is not represented as much in downtown Toronto. To encourage a better understanding of the environment and history of the monument, there should be an active role. It would be ideal to shift people from the ‘observer’ to a ‘participant’. This in turn would also allow open dialogue between people. Also, the people contribute to the shape of the public space, so can monuments also become a representation of themselves? Is there room for sculptures where the public can add onto landmarks, personally to better represent the local ideas, population and interests.

//Public; What kind of interaction does it encourage between person and sculpture// - what kind of thoughts does it in passer-by - scale of passive to active, where’s the interaction? - des it promote dialogue - what do people get from it - what types of people see it - do people connect with the history of it? - is it detached from the viewer, is it set on a pedestal - can the public take over the sculpture, add onto it? - how does it connect others together? - what kind of identity does it give the viewer

This research can help contribute to greater ideas about the representations present within the city, and the greater dialogue between public and private installations. What if the definition of ‘monument’ was broadened to private installations, such as malls or museums. They are representations of our culture, and how the society operates. What is the deeper relationship between persons, and the surrounding architecture? How is this creating the fabric of society, and does it need to be challenged in order to allow for greater dialogue within the public sphere.
 * Opportunities & Future Directions**


 * Resources**

Allen, Stan; Khan, Andrea; Paternak, Anne; Robbins, Mark. “Challenging Public Space” in Open: New designs for public Space, edited by Raymond W. Gastil and Zoe Ryan, pp. 13-24. 2004 New York: Van Allen Institute.

Casey, Andrew. “ Public Spaces” in Sculture Since 1945, pp. 195-227. 1998 Ocford: Oxford University Press.

“Overcoming Separations in Urban Space” in Master’s Theses 2002 Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto, 2002 Toronto: University of Toronto.

Thackara, John. “Introduction and Lightness” in In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World, pp. 1-8, 73-96. 2006 Cambridge: MIT Press.