Saturday, 21 March 2015

Copenhagen Part 1























(Own photography/video)

'The Cisterns, a long forgotten subterranean reservoir, once contained the supply of drinking water for the Danish capital and could hold as much as 16 million litters of clean water… Today, The Cisterns is
an integral part of Frederiksberg Museums, acting as a venue for art exhibitions and other events where the singularity of its architecture and atmosphere remains a core attractionLocated under Frederiksberg Hill in the heart of Søndermarken Park, The Cisterns is the only dripstone cave in Denmark. The natural formation of stalactites and stalagmites are not uncommon for concrete structures, yet none anywhere can offer the sheer magnitude and diversity of those found here.'

http://www.cisternerne.dk/en/

    This museum was by far one of my favourites from my trip to Copenhagen, Denmark. As you can see from the images above, all are taken underground in a dark underground source of water ways and tunnels which I found extremely fascinating. On top of this, once you were within the underground tunnels, there was a pathway you had to follow as the whole entire floor was covered with water from the flowing drains coming from above relating back to the history of the Cisterns. I think this related well to my Final Major Project (FMP) as research because again, this exhibition related back to the history of its beginning and it is bring back the memories to those who have either seen it before or want to get more of a realistic perspective to how it used to be, although it will never be the same again… In addition to this, I found this place even more fascinating with the music they decided to play alongside walking within it. The music itself was not overpowering, but the eeriness definitely kept you on your toes as it made historical references throughout, I even asked one of the staff if it had any sentimental meaning and she replied saying that it was a Danish person who composed it, again going back to generations and historical roots. 

   I have created another sketchbook alongside my general sketchbook, which is predominately focused on my trip to Copenhagen, although I plan to stick all of my other research explorations within it to show how I have developed as a designer and how I will come to a final outcome for my FMP. There were many other places I went to during this trip, but as I said before, the Cisterns were my absolute favourite out of the whole trip and luckily it was the first exhibition space I went to when I arrived in Denmark. 

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