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| 28 May 2008 05:41:01 pm |
 Notes on Maps 1994 |
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'A map can be used to make a walk. A map can be used to make a work of art.
Maps have layers of information; they show history, geography, the naming of places.
A map is an artistic and poetic combination of image and language.
For me, a map is a potent alternative to a photograph, it has a different function.
It can show the idea of a whole work, not a moment.
A map can show time and space in a work of art.
Distance, the days of walking, the campsite, the shape of walking, can be shown in one concise but rich image.
In some of my works, I find the best places to realise particular ideas by first looking at a map.
A map can decide place and idea, either or both.
Maps can be read in many different ways, they are a standard and universal language.
I like to think my work on a map exists equally with all other information on it.
On a long walk a map becomes a familiar, trusted object, something to look at endlessly, without boredom.
I can look at the planned future and the completed past.
A map is a light.
A map could save my life.'
Richard Long |
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Category : archeology
| Posted By : Elaine |  Comments[149] |  Trackbacks [0] |
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| 06 May 2008 01:38:45 pm |
| ...perfection |
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Category : archeology
| Posted By : Elaine | Comments[114] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 30 Apr 2008 01:13:24 pm |
| Access to website; |
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Would someone be able to post the address for for the website.
I seem to have taken it down wrong and can not access it
Cheers,
Elaine |
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Category : mmdesign
| Posted By : Elaine | Comments[79] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 30 Apr 2008 01:08:07 pm |
| From the general to the Specific; |
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www.laviadellenergia.it
I found the above website to be a very good working model. It examines
themes to do with energy ranging from the very general (Energy, the Big Bang, Theory of Relatively)
to the specific (natural resources and industrial heritage of Lombardy, Italy, the concept of industrial/
power plant tourism) Content is accessible through simple navigation system, keywords and glossary.
Industrial tourism in Co.Leitrim
'The Energy Way' describes the origins of tourism in general,
they go on to discuss the emerging trend of power plant tourism
in relation to the development of industrial tourism.
The site of the former E.S.B (coal fueled) power plant, Arigna.
'A novel way to discover and appreciate an area, helping visitors see the region through the lens of industrial development. However, even though these sites are of great architectural, historic, environmental, technical, and scientific importance, they are still relatively unknown and seldom visited.
Our website, The Way of Energy, is primarily geared towards students and teachers, but it can also help raise interest among Italian and foreign tourists who want to learn more about the history of our region’s impressive industrial development. The website provides travel itineraries that combine visits to Lombardy’s power plants, with stops at other artistic, historic, natural, and gastronomic tourist sites.
These proposed itineraries are perfect examples of industrial tourism, which first emerged as a distinct subcategory of tourism towards the end of the 1990s. Since that time, industrial tourism has become a popular method of learning about and appreciating other cultures. Industrial tourism encompasses visits to a wide range of tourist sites including: corporate archives and museums; manufacturing plants; banks, insurance companies, chambers of commerce, and other centers of economic activity; transportation infrastructure; community buildings; and "industrial villages", all of which contain examples of "industrial archeology".' |
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Category : tourism
| Posted By : Elaine | Comments[100] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 29 Apr 2008 02:03:29 pm |
| The language of marketing in Utopia; |
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I have recently taken an interest in the language used to market new homes.
Offering more than a fabulous luxury apartment these glossy brochures promise an improved quality of life.
I witnessed he most blatant example of this kind of marketing on a visit to Glasgow earlier this year.
The developers promote life at 'UTOPIA' while ignoring the violent history and terrible reputation of the newly 'revitalised shawlands'.
The reality of utopia (under construction)
The following is an extract from the very optimistic promotional material at Utopia
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Category : culture
| Posted By : Elaine | Comments[69] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 29 Apr 2008 01:46:14 pm |
| Landmark...a mark on the land? |
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Originally, a landmark literally meant a geographic feature used by explorers and others to find their way back or through an area.
In modern usage, it includes anything that is easily recognizable, such as a monument, building, or other structure. In American English it is the main term used to designate places that might be of interest to tourists due to notable physical features or historical significance. Landmarks in the British English sense are often used for casual navigation, such as giving directions. This is done in American English as well.
A variant is a seamark or daymark, a structure usually built intentionally to aid sailors navigating featureless coasts.
A daymark is a structure such as a tower constructed on land. While similar in concept to a lighthouse, a daymark does not have a light and so can only be used during the day.
The term daymark may also refer to the pattern in which a lighthouse is painted, making it more easily identifiable during the day, and many disused lighthouses remain useful daymarks |
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Category : glossary
| Posted By : Elaine | Comments[72] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 07 Apr 2008 11:05:06 pm |
| Sunday Times, March 23rd |
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Category : climate
| Posted By : Elaine | Comments[51] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 07 Apr 2008 12:04:22 pm |
| Sunpath: Carrick on Shannon |
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www.gaisma.com offers sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times around the world.
Sun path diagram (also known as "solar path diagram", "sun chart" or "solar chart") is a visualization of the sun's path through the sky. This path is formed by plotting azimuth (left-right) and elevation (up-down) angles of the sun in a given day to a diagram.
To find out the position azimuth = 60, elevation = 30, for example, imagine standing at the center of the diagram heading to the true north. To find the azimuth angle 60, you must turn 60 degrees to the right. Now the altitude angle 30 can be located by raising your head 30 degrees from the horizon.
SUNPATH DIAGRAM FOR CARRICK ON SHANNON
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Category : climate
| Posted By : Elaine | Comments[31] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 07 Apr 2008 11:32:43 am |
| Employment providers |
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The main employers in Carrick-on-Shannon include MBNA, Masonite and Leitrim County Council.
MBNA is the largest employer in Carrick-on-Shannon. MBNA Europe Bank Ltd. opened its Carrick-on-Shannon regional office in July 2001 and now employs more than 900 people.Masonite employs 320 and Leitrim County Council employs 400.
Industrial winner - Masonite Ireland Ltd (awarded by SEI, Sustainable Energy Ireland)
'Masonite is a large MDF Door Skin Manufacturing plant located near Carrick-on-Shannon in Co. Leitrim. Established in 1997 Masonite employs 300 staff and is a significant electricity user.
A 44.5 Mega Watt wood-fuelled furnace utilises 5 large electrical air fans to sustain the combustion processes and to cool the exhaust gases. Outlet vane dampers previously controlled the air volume flows from these fans. Following extensive investigation the fans were converted to variable speed drive control to achieve maximum electrical efficiency and allow complete system flexibility.
Electrical efficiency has increased by over 85% leading to annual electrical savings in excess of 650,000 kilo watt hours and primary energy carbon dioxide savings of 380 tonnes per annum, while at the same time providing much greater system control. |
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Category : Industrial
| Posted By : Elaine | Comments[47] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 07 Apr 2008 11:08:36 am |
| Creevelea |
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Creevelea Iron Works as it stands today; A genuine industrial ruin.
Also, I would like to apologise for not responding to any of the insightful comments left in reference to my posts. In fact, I hadn't even realised that they were there...Completely overlooked!
Will get around to some responses a.s.a.p
Elaine |
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Category : archeology
| Posted By : Elaine | Comments[68] | Trackbacks [0] |
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