Richard Serra, “Verb List Compilation: Actions to Relate to Oneself”
[1967-1968]

These terms are good conceptual fodder. Consider them in relationship to space.

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For a previous project we asked students to find spaces which fit the following criteria. These spatial typologies (and similar ones) can frame a conceptual investigation.

 

1. find a space that has defined boundaries

2. find a space defined by a threshold

3. find a space that intersects 3 types of movement

4. find a place where you can reach a ceiling for at least 10 feet in length

5. find 9 locations that ring when hit

6. find a point of transaction

7. find awkward adjacency

8. find vertical space

9. find a space of separation

10. find a space of division

11. find a space that opens and closes

12. find a space of collision

13. find a space of restricted movement

14. find an in-between space

15. find a transitional space

16. find an empty space

17. find a space where one can hear people but cannot see them

18. find a space where one can see people but cannot hear them

19. find a space in the middle of a city block

20. find a space that being appropriated for something other than its intended use

21. find a long, narrow space

22. find a congested space

23. find a slow space

24. find a fast space

25. find a space above water

26. find a space adjacent to water

27. find a place to slide