Non-Place.... Whit?

Ok so our new brief is... "Non-Places"

"...the word 'non-place' designates two complementary but distinct realities: spaces formed in relation to certain ends (transport, transit, commerce, leisure), and the relations that individuals have with these spaces." - (Auge 1994:94)

So first and foremost I needed a mind map to work out my initial reactions to the brief...

...This then led to a full scale panic attack and migraine due to the sheer magnitude of the philosophy behind this project! I mean non places are dependent on the viewer, everywhere and nowhere is a non place because it depends on where you are going. Some are always non places, such as roads and such but Auge mentions airports and I mean yes they are not the final destination, they are the gateways, but I mean they are still a place, and you do so have an identity in them, you are forever asked to prove that identity throughout the process of the airport! So, yeah, my brain is having a melt down comprehending the immensity that is non places. 

My first thought was emotions felt in non-places. If people are always travelling through these places, what do they feel? I thought about expressing the many emotions felt by these many travellers by showing their expressions through paintings and drawings. By showing some of the most common emotions felt in non-places i could even relate them to certain situations so, if some couple are saying goodbye then there would be sadness/ love, if there was an argument there would be anger, if someone got a cute text while walking down the street they would be happy, etc. 

I started to look into colours that could connect of change peoples moods and even found computer based art that changes to match the viewers mood! So, if you are happy, the picture would be bright and cheerful, but if you are sad it would be darker and the brush strokes would change. AMAZING!

A few other ideas I had were - (too name a few) 

• Fiction - we immerse ourselves in fiction, feel like we are there, become part of a world that doesn't exist, this non-place.
• Mood changing installation - a sculpture/light show/animation/projection that can make someone feel more cheerful when seeing it. 
• Perspectives in Non-Places - from the views of a homeless man, a child, a tourist. So a homeless man sees the non place streets as his home, a child sees corners and unused spaces as adventures, imaginary creatures live there, etc. And a tourist sees it as a maze... (I don't like this one) 
• History creates the place -  So places that mean things to me because I have got a strong connection to them. Like, old hang outs such as fields and patches of grass and stairways. Mean nothing to anyone else but are important PLACES to me. 
• Always moving in a Non-Place - cars, buses, trains, all non-places, whizzing past places and other non-places so would be shown with blurred scenery photos. 
• Non-Places dictated by time - eg. bus journey is 20 mins. The only real evidence you have of being in certain non places is the fact time has past. What do you miss when you are not focusing in non places. 

And that is all the ideas I had all through the week and my final decision has been FICTION!

I plan to choose a classic book that everyone would recognize almost instantly and create a series of paintings or drawings depicting this story. 

NEED A FINAL IDEA! NEED TO CHOOSE A BOOK! AAAAHHHH!