http://hdl.handle.net/10453/40501 2026-04-10T20:27:06Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/136363 Title: Shinrin Yoku : Grand Canyon walk Authors: Tran, Evelyn Abstract: "The term ‘Shinrin Yoku,’ or better known as ‘forest bathing,’ is a popular contemporary practice in Japanese health science. It involves solitary walks through a natural environment whilst engaging intimately with all of one’s five senses. Reaped for its health benefits such as reduced blood pressure and stress levels, improved sleep and clarity of thought and focus, it is widely practised in eastern cultures. These days with GPS technology and access to the Internet, no one really uses a printed street directory anymore. This project repurposes its use through an integration of the Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku with existing hiking tracks and walks. It is a series of guided maps that gives suggestions on how to get the best out of Shinrin Yoku at a particular track —in this edition, The Grand Canyon Walk, Blue Mountains."--UTS website viewed 6th June, 2016. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43298 Title: Peak Time Authors: Jones, Cameron Peter Abstract: "Peak Time is the result of a generative research project into the photographic technique called slit-scanning. Presented as a large format print, the piece depicts the busiest time on the Sydney Train Network over three different days. It visualises every passing train between Central and Redfern station in a half hour period. This artistic representation of train movements shows the time, relative speed, direction and type of train that passed by this location. Originally, twenty five meters long, the image has been shrunk down in size. In order to show some of the original details, separate close up panels have been created to show specific moments in time."--www.educ.dab.uts.edu.au/vcgradshow2014/?portfolio=cameron-jones, viewed 13th July, 2015. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43293 Title: The escapist's guide to Redonda Authors: Datyner, Lucy Abstract: "The Escapist’s Guide to Redonda is a tongue-in-cheek fictional travel guidebook that I designed and wrote for the Caribbean island micronation of Redonda. The double-sided dust jacket functions as a map and travel poster. The project aims to entertain through creating a momentary escape from the afflictions of reality, in the vein of armchair travelling. Inspired by recent travels and coming back to an unsettled social and political climate, I wanted my project to pretty much save the world and address the traumas of our age. I soon realised that this subject matter was labyrinthine. I decided to provide disillusioned people with the antithesis of trauma - relief, via a paradisiacal holiday destination. Redonda exists (I recommend looking it up!) but I have taken liberties in its representation. This is hinted at through collage, suggesting fabrication, interwoven with photography and text. The visual and written language evoke a past age when travel was an exciting and ceremonial experience; an escape." 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43292 Title: De Stijl : a new attitude towards familiar things Authors: Bowdler, Margaux Abstract: De Stijl was a periodical that was first published in 1917. Its images contributed to a new sense of modern beauty and aesthetic. Prominent artists and designers included Piet Mondrian and Theo Van Doesburg. De Stijl sought to change attitudes towards familiar things by representing them in a different way inline with their world driven by the new technological age. This project is a celebration of De Stijl. It takes the philosophy of the century old publications and applies them to a series of graphic experiments using today’s technology. These experi-ments explore the square, movement in nature, the grid as a framework and a borderless canvas. The results of the experiments provide a refreshing interpretation of our surroundings. De Stijl remains relevant as a way of looking at the world one hundred years on in a time of not dissimilar change and challenge. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z