Space through memory

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dc.contributorAalto Universityen
dc.contributorAalto-yliopistofi
dc.contributor.advisorKyösola, Satu
dc.contributor.authorPurik, Freda
dc.contributor.departmentelofi
dc.contributor.schoolTaiteiden ja suunnittelun korkeakoulufi
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Arts, Design and Architectureen
dc.contributor.supervisorMäkinen, Kaisa
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-01T15:01:03Z
dc.date.available2024-09-01T15:01:03Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractIn the following thesis you will read about a house that was built in the years 1975-1976 by Ilme and Madis Purik along with their three daughters Piia, Terje and Maarja. It’s written through Ilme’s and Madis’ granddaughter’s recollections, who is also the author of this thesis. Based on various visual and literary sources as well as the author’s personal contact and memories with the subject, you will plunge into a poetically reminiscent journey through the house. You will learn about it’s doors, walls, sofas, stairs, get to know the rooms and how they have changed through-out the 38 years. You’re invited to sneak around the corners, peak through the windows, make yourself familiar with the people inside, their relationship with the house and with each other. Besides being a granddaughter, the author is also a production designer and has written this the- sis as a deeper inquiry into the essence of space. As a person who works closely with characters, their spaces and atmospheres, she finds it very important to ask questions like: ‘’What is space, how do people experience spaces, what makes a space, etc.’’ At some point during her studies, she found out that she had been working on projects as a production designer, but never had wondered about such questions before. Space was solely a background, unnoticed when harmonious and disturbing when harsh and cacophonous. The questions mentioned above are suggested to keep in mind when going through the next 60 pages. The thesis is in dialogue with Yi-Fu Tuan, Georges Perec, Stephen Gardiner and Gaston Bachelard books, which will be mentioned later in the introduction section. The first author and philosopher Yi-Fu Tuan is considered to be the father of humanistic geography, he studied topography and researched human experience in space, their relationships with places and geographical environ- ments. Georges Perec and Gaston Bachelard were both French philosophers who dedicated part of their work for understanding spaces and places through the poetics. There will also be photographs from the present time, taken by the author of this thesis herself, and photos captured by various family members from decades ago. In addition to that, there will be some sketches of the house which will help the reader navigate through the house with more ease. en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/130479
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:aalto-202409016040
dc.language.isoenen
dc.programmeElokuvataiteen maisteriohjelmafi
dc.subject.keywordspaceen
dc.subject.keywordmemoriesen
dc.subject.keywordhouseen
dc.subject.keywordplaceen
dc.subject.keywordtopophiliaen
dc.subject.keywordfamilyen
dc.subject.keywordtimeen
dc.subject.keywordreflectionsen
dc.titleSpace through memoryen
dc.typeG2 Pro gradu, diplomityöfi
dc.type.ontasotMaster's thesisen
dc.type.ontasotMaisterin opinnäytefi
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local.aalto.openaccessyes
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