Studying Architecture
I am delighted to have been asked to share my experience studying Architecture at university . Continuing from my artistic explorations in Sevenoaks , I dived into philosophical and historical investigations of what constitute architecture and ‘ the city ’ at Yale . Familiarising myself with architectural movements , I began to conceive urban environment through metaphors of biology , language and sociology . I translated these insights into pieces that are rooted in complex sensorial experiences and social context . The collage Transient City seeks to illustrate the city as experienced in time and mediated by technology . Neon lights , signs and high-rise buildings penetrate each other in a simultaneity of shifting scenes as the viewer zooms through the city on a vehicle . Using the collage form , I present a space that evolves through time as physical structures grow , decompose and reborn in constant life cycles . I also get to step into New Haven , where I am currently living , to hunt for people ’ s stories , and capture the city experienced in the scale of human body in Exquisite Corpse . University has broadened my knowledge on what the study of Architecture encompasses and how I can incorporate my theoretical discoveries into my own works .
Lucy Zuo ( OS 2021 )