December 6th Movement, Performance & Perception.

Today we were introduced to the concept of perception, which is “The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.” This allows us to create memories in a space, which are then stored not only in an unconscious state in the mind but with the space itself, meaning memories can return to our conscious state when recollected or reimagines through spatial perception. "There is not just a physical reality; spaces are linked to actions and rituals that provide them with a meaning beyond the configuration of spaces" This links back to my first blog on phenomenology as Juhani Pallasmaa affirms in ‘The Eyes of the Skin’ “Every touching experience of architecture is multi-sensory; qualities of space, matter and scale are measured equally by the eye, ear, nose, skin, tongue, skeleton and muscle. Architecture strengthens the existential experience, one’s senses of being in the world.” (Pallasmaa, 2005, p.41)

Visual Representation of Perception.

I believe as an architecture student it is important to understand perception since it shows how our body is a receptor for multiple experiences and sensations, which engage us with our environment. We can anticipate how this will occur through the use of diagrams that explore human performance such as movement. Maurice Merleau-Ponty has a book titled the ‘Phenomenology of Perception’ where discusses similar concept such as embodiment; I will have a more in depth look at this concept. Now that I am nearing the end of the module I want to begin finalising my ideas for my presentation.

Example of how we perceive the world.

References:

Pallasmaa, J. (2005). The Eyes of the Skin. Chichester Wiley.