Residual Ambiances - An Illustration of Urban heritage as a Sentient Experience

Our urban heritage incorporates many instances of abandoned buildings awaiting rescue, where residual fragments of past occupancies provide a stage for an immersive journey into the ambiance of the interior across past and present thresholds. Accordingly, this project illustrates a unique perceptual encounter between the abandoned interior of Poplar Baths in London and the author, while subsequently, the emotive affect of the sentient experience is synthesised into a performed scenographic narrative. The interest of the project lies in its ability to articulate how sentient experiences activate a deep empathetic connection between body and space in the context of urban heritage.

Following the visit, the emotional interplay between body, space and time was made into a one minute film. Set in a studio, the performance titled ‘Lost Times - Residual Ambiances’ (Available on Vimeo. See Related Website link: https://vimeo.com/161299058)

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