Walls Have Feelings
"I should say: the house shelters day-dreamings, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace." Bachelard I remember sitting in a lecture by the late Katherine Shonefield and being fascinated by her talk on how "walls have feelings". Using classic 60s British and American films, such as Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby as cultural references, she created some interesting insights into why walls have feelings. She drew parallels between film narrative and contemporary architectural practice. Though some of her postulations were a little far-fetched, she provoked me to think very differently about architecture and design. The combination of film and architecture is testament to the diversity of architectural discourse. I was interested in her approach as I have always enjoyed watching films. I was then trying to determine the subject matter of my diploma dissertation and the thought of watching a lot of films as part of my research seemed ve...
