Salvage

Salvage Yards are amongst the most difficult to find in Liverpool, I have visited two in Widnes and seemingly lost another in Bootle. The best I can find near the University is the offices of a demolition firm which is not what I need! I need to configure the scale and weight of the tiles I need in order to discover if I can manage them in the limited access basement, I have since visited B&Q and Taskers to see if their solutions can help.

The thinner indoor wall and floor tiles are easy to manage, have accurate appearance though are incredibly thin, I'm not sure they will be as effective as their real counterparts... comparison below from Taskers during a sale.

Salvage Yards...

The biggest I can lift is a standard 1ft sq tile so that is my limitation as there are no lifts down to the basement therefore all the tiles will have to be hand carried down.
Price is up for negotiation, all I really need to focus on is the type of tile.

Project Proposal

Project Proposal John Foster Building
By Rebecca Foster

Concept/idea
As society moves in the daily routines of lifestyle and the habitat we live in constantly changes with construction of new buildings, we fail to truly observe of what is happing at the present because of the rapid changes. These changes are built upon layers of history and modern technology which are responsible of the attitudes towards contemporary living. The objective is to encourage the audience of my work to leave with a new sense of understanding their environment, to do this I will explore the modern sub-levels of the old constructions of Castle Street and the John Foster Building.

My exhibition space in the John Foster building is located at the furthest route and has an old fridge at one end. I will raise the floor level of my space by 10 to 13 centimetres from wall to wall and will stop at the base of the fridge. I will use paving tiles which will seem suspended above the floor leaving gaps between where the mortar would usually be, instead these gaps will emit light forcing the viewer to look at the source and the confined space in which the installation is located. The void in between the pavement is the impact of the work generating questions, the lack of knowing what we live on literally is highlighted. Under the raised flooring I will also outline black voids representing modern technology in the shape of pipes and cables, these will be taped on to the floor. In order to generate a greater impact, I believe the journey to the installation is necessary. It will also be necessary to darken the space further therefore I will block off the narrow entrance near the fridge to further emphasise the light I will be providing using LED battery lights.

Technical specifications
Do Not Cross tape/chain—raised floor is not to be walked on but observed from an entrance.
One potential entrance near the fridge is to be blocked off, eliminating any contaminating light.
The transport of tiles and materials will have to be co-ordinated between the Art Academy and the John Foster Building. Wood for plinths first then tiles.