SITE
The project is located on the island Vrångö in Gothenburgs southern archipelago. Vrångö is the biggest island of the nature reserve Vrångöskärgården, the Vrångö archipelago, which is the topic of the exhibition for the design proposal. It is one of the Västra Götaland county’s most frequently visited nature reserves, especially in the summertime (Västkuststiftelsen, n.d.).
The area has got a rich bird life and the islands Inre Tistlarna is a protected area for seals and birds. The nature in the reserve is varied and consists of barren rocky ground, beaches, valleys of leaf forest, meadows. On the islands you can find historical remains and traces from the ice age (Västkuststiftelsen, n.d.). Fishing is and have been important for the area for a long time and the cost pilot workers was also an important part of Vrångö until 1931 when the business moved to Vinga (Västkuststiftelsen, n.d.).
The site of the design proposal in this thesis is located on a cape by the Nötholmen bay close to the ferry station on Vrångö. This makes it easy to access from the main land which is reached by ferry from Saltholmen in around 30 minutes.
SITE analysis
The method of doing a stop motion film using pictures from the site is used as a site analysis- and representation tool. The purpose of the method as a site analysis tool is to get to know the site and pay attention to its qualities. As a representation of the site it is used to communicate the site in a different way than by using facts, aiming to get closer to the experience and atmosphere of the site.
“… there is something irrational about atmospheres, literally, something inexpressible. After all, atmospheres are something utterly subjective. In order to say what they are, one has to experience them in one´s overall mood. Without the sentient subject, they are nothing”
(Boehme, 2018, p. 159)