There is a country that lies hidden from view. Behind the high-streets and shopping parades there is a secret landscape of houses. Huge swathes of land are devoted to simply keeping us warm and dry, to providing people with a little pile of bricks in which to dwell. This is the domestic landscape.It is the heartland of our lives and our imaginations – and yet it is almost always misunderstood. There is a conception that it is just an extension of the urban sprawl – the area for living – but this is a place with its own rules, its own dreams and beliefs. It is a landscpae shaped unconsiously by its residents’ desires and personalities.Most of the country lives or wants to live in this place. It is the manifestation of many of our most basic needs and if you pay close enough attention, it will yield up its stories and secrets and maybe tell you somthing about yourself.
The Domestic Landscape
The Street
There is a country that lies hidden from view. Behind the high-streets and shopping parades there is a secret landscape of houses. Huge swathes of land are devoted to simply keeping us warm and dry, to providing people with a little pile of bricks in which to dwell. This is the domestic landscape.It is the heartland of our lives and our imaginations – and yet it is almost always misunderstood. There is a conception that it is just an extension of the urban sprawl – the area for living – but this is a place with its own rules, its own dreams and beliefs. It is a landscpae shaped unconsiously by its residents’ desires and personalities.Most of the country lives or wants to live in this place. It is the manifestation of many of our most basic needs and if you pay close enough attention, it will yield up its stories and secrets and maybe tell you somthing about yourself.