In Adaptation
Learning Outcome of this Exercise
Learning outcomes assessed in this exercise include:
01 Critically analyse a theme or subject matter from an artistic mediums.
(e.g. art/architecture/film/literature)
02 Source, cite and discuss themes and references from fields related to the current and
contemporary context that are significant in re-telling of stories.
03 Re-present the story in a graphical approach based on the contemporary context of time.
Tasks Methodology
Your task is to observe the city and her people and document your findings in any of the format options.
01 Select a chapter from Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino.
02 Read and describe the story and the ideas extracted from the story.
03 Creatively adapt the story by way of graphical/visual representation.
(model with dimension of 15cm x 15cm x 15cm; or painting on an A3 sized paper)
04 Take photo of each work for Portfolio Submission.
Submission Requirement
Submission is to be presented on week 5, and works is to be uploaded on the In Adaptation Facebook page on week 6.
It is compulsory for each group to offer constructive critique using the Assessment Criteria as the basis.
Prior to the submission, each group must submit a project file containing all works developed during the
weekly exercises/forums and including the final product of Exercise 1.
Assesment Criteria
The assessment for this assignment will be based on the following:
01 Analysis of a theme or subject matter from an artistic mediums and its translations
(e.g. art/architecture/film/literature)
02 Use appropriate materials and methods of research when analyzing a subject matter
03 Source, cite and discuss themes and references from
Project 1: The Art of Adaptation
Project 2: Observing the Everyday
Objective of Exercise
The objective(s) of this project are as follows:
01 To create an objective observation of the people and society of a specific area within KL
02 To draw analytical inferences from informed yet authentic observations
03 To be aware of the difference between forming an assumption and making an informed
conclusion
Learning Outcome of this Exercise
Learning outcomes assessed in this exercise include:
01 Critically analyse the Greater KL
02 Use appropriate materials and methods of research in the process of observing the Greater KL
Tasks Methodology
Your task is to observe the city and her people and document your findings in any format as you wish.
01 Identify in what tools/perspective/lense did Calvino uses to identify the city characteristics.
02 Identify an area within KL or Greater KL (a bird-eye view image is required)
03 Apply Calvino’s tools/perspective/lense in a one-day observation of your area: specifically to the
type of users/background demographics.
04 Record and document your observation.
Submission Requirement
01 A4 compilation of group work
02 Both digital and hard copies
Mutiara Damansara is an area where all the necessity is just within walking distance. IKEA where you buy furnitures. Royal Chulan where foreigners can stay in. Tesco to buy groceries and the Curve for shopping. All these places are linked from one another. Which is why people find it convinient visiting this place.
Even with all the convinience and attaraction, this city is still develpoing to become an urban city, causing many polution and annoyance to the surrounding area.
Calvino point of view in describing city and eyes is by applying perception into it. He 1st gave a utopian overview of each city and end it with why it is not, the flaws.
We digest the story of city and eyes with the different perception of normal citizen and the government of each city. Where government creates such a beautiful city, the visitors are fooled by it's facade. But the truth behind it are well known by the citizen living there.
Even with every small details about mutiara damansara could explain this:
such as 'The angle of Perception' tells that within different angles, what human see is different, one would not be able to understand and see unless they see it from othe angle that the other sees. Each of the city in the city and eyes might have an overview and vision of utopia, unless those people (we assume government of the city) see what the normal citizen see, those 'utopia' can only be reach as a dream.
The 3 issues are:
1. The development of MRT - Evelyn Sinugroho
2. Low cost apartment - Wong Teng Chun
3. High value land - Adrian Seow Chen Wah
Perception in Imperfection
Project 3: RE-SYNTHesized An Experiment
Objective of Exercise
The objective(s) of this project are as follows:
To understand the process of translating ideas through the process of creative adapation
Learning Outcome of this Exercise
Learning outcome(s) assessed in this exercise include:
Apply learnt skills and techniques in an exercise of creative adaptation (video/model)
Tasks Methodology
Your task is to ranslate and adapt the essence of Invisible Cities into the context of Greater KL.
01 Based on Exercises 1 & 2, identify the issue that contributes to the significant characteristic of
the city as narrated by Calvino.
02 Structure a storyboard proposal of how the city changes through time if the issue is unresolve.
Make a projection timeline of predicted situation in 25 years, 50 years and 100 years from now.
03 Identify the projected timeline to be visualized as a dystopia or utopia city.
04 Produce the creative adaptation using the appropriate tools and references that you have
identified in your proposal.
05 Produce a 250-word post-production text explaining the elements translated in your short and
why it is appropriate/relevant with accurate references and citations.
06 Visualize your idea through any media as you wish to best resembles the scenario.
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