Genius loci

GENIUS LOCI Italy

A Genius Loci or the guardian spirit of a place is an imaginary friend who makes your living space truly yours. It also represents the inhabitants of the house, garden, land, and their characteristics. For this analog collage series of my own Genius Loci, I used photographs (partly own photos) as raw material and enhanced them with paint and stickers. I’m a photography artist who uses photography as a means to create multi-dimensional images.

Hi, I am Yeo Shi Jie, 0330176. Site Analysis establishes the context or environment for both projects 1 and 2. In assigned tutorial groups with 11 students, the students conduct a site visit where they record, observe and gather data informing the physical and social dimensions of the environment. Method used in data collection may include sketches, diagrams, photography, videography, audio recordings, secondary site data from various local authorities, and simple interviews focusing on but…

“Genius Loci” — Gayley, 1893

Based in Sweden, visual artist Anastasia Savinova creates intricate collages of photographs from her travels to display each city’s own distinct atmosphere. Titled ‘Genius Loci’, the series of artworks was inspired by the ancient Roman term denoting the “protective spirit of a place”. Each of the collages consists of one large building, composed from various snapshots […]

The Role of Architecture & Landscape in Preserving Culture & Social Identity

archi-photo-montage Genius Loci by Anastasia Savinova

Artist Anastasia Savinova travels the world and takes a little piece of each place with her and creates photographic, house-shaped collages.

Ink illustration made for a school project based on Frederick Kiesler's comparison between a house and a human body. He consideres the house a living organism with warm blood, organs, a nervous system and a digestive sistem.