“Pulling off the extremes”

As Vince wrote in the previous posts, the project has taken a refocus on how to catalog people and events on our chosen sites. Reading urbanism should not involve precarious techniques and assumptions that blur human social conditions. The approach of this class is a reading of the city through more homogeneous techniques that relate to the subcultures of Los Angeles: street art, tourism through dive-by photos (we have about three business that do star tours of LA‘s westside), underground music and our favorite- urban vinyl toys. However, the project is now in the phase of illustrations and animations (coming very soon!) that can communicate an urban (condition) diagnosis through our research.

An excerpt from our recent presentation (10/7/06)
Immersion
1. Wander around- its good to get lost
2. Eat where everyone and no one goes- explains how the local behave
3. Become a tourist- the memory of Los Angeles is so wanted-why?
4. Buy one or two worthless souvenir- what image of Hollywood is sold?
5. Talk with anyozne- “I lived in Cali for 8 years and worked in in the industry and did some freelance....“(Everyone in Hollywood has more than 6 jobs) -the fifth is usually just for kicks