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Experimentation

As part of the methodology, an experimental stage is proposed to develop new visual codes (geochromies) by integrating knowledge and concepts from both design and geography. 


Below is a record of this experimental process, considering various inquiries and material possibilities.  

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Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 3.2
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 3.2

Graphic experiments using the four morphologic agents (water, wind, ice, gravity). Earth and rocks function as materiality, revealing the agents’ actions. Large cellulose sheets (83x70 cm) serve as material supports where earth draws displaced by these agents. 


The rocks are arranged on the cellulose, and as rain and wind fall on the surface, residual maps are generated, on a scale of 1:1. The rocks were extracted from the geographical areas of the project.  


Time acts as a determinant factor in the result of each experiment, insofar as it also operates as an agent that, depending on the exposure time, conditions the result (lines, contrast, paper tone, etc.) 

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Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
Captura de pantalla 2020-06-15 a las 2.5
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Soil and wind experiments. Soil is placed on the cellulose, and then exposed to the wind.   

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Captura de pantalla 2020-07-20 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-07-20 a las 12.
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Captura de pantalla 2020-07-20 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-07-20 a las 12.
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Captura de pantalla 2020-07-20 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-07-20 a las 12.

In a second phase of experimentation, the different images provided by geography (georeferencing) are superimposed on different materials (cellulose, cardboard, graphite drawings).  At the same time, we experimented with digital formats, where geographic images are projected on linear plots.   

Captura de pantalla 2020-08-09 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-08-09 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-08-09 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-08-09 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-08-09 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-08-09 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-08-09 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-08-09 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-08-09 a las 12.
Captura de pantalla 2020-08-09 a las 12.
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