Magnet crowd cafe series#
Their blank forms reject preconceived associations and allow for the acceptance of manifold meaning, generating a series of spaces for indefinite and undictated groups of gatherers. They are an unusual collection of fragmented monuments that are scattered throughout a city. The Crowd Magnet is an architectural gesture that addresses the collective, not the individual. The object emerges as the indefinite focal point that becomes the physical manifestation of the voice of the crowd an unclear, unfamiliar and seemingly inseparable monument that embodies the characteristics of the bodies that it attracts.
What is seen through this lens is the surfacing figure of the collection of the mobilized crowd’s active and passive components and their interaction with the object. This point of view is unable to differentiate between the individual, the audience, the crowd, and the object. The drone’s-eye view can zoom, pan and orbit in physical space. An instrument to spectate, comprehend in its totality and objectify the crowd as it is formed and manipulated by its surroundings and its goal. The audience is mobilized and engaged by the force of the crowd.Ī new viewpoint. The gravitational pull that attracts the curiosity and imagination of the audience forces a visual participation that anticipates a potential addition for the crowd to devour and to grow. The crowd emanates a sense of attraction as it demands the attention of a passerby and becomes a spectacle for those who may have been initially uninterested. The selfish emotion defines the user while the selfless emotion is what adheres the constituents and ultimately forming the crowd. The user constantly evaluates its mindset as it fluctuates between personal and collective motivations. An individual that alongside other individuals sharing a common interest are drawn to an object, space, or idea.
The initial component of a crowd is its active user. It is a body that grows, shrinks, densifies and disintegrates it is never static. The crowd can be described as a mass that, seen from a distance, loses the figural definition of its constituent individuals and instead creates a new, unfamiliar form. Kierkegaard and Canettagree upon the equalization of individuals in the generative process of crowds.
A crowd is a collection of individuals each formed, mentally and physically by their own behaviors and ideological nuances, that are temporarily bonded by a common collective motivation.
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