It is important to clarify the distinct differences as you walk from the residential areas of Liverpool, underneath the railway arches, past the warehouses and through to the docks, finishing at the River Mersey. This diagram emphasises the characters of these different areas and questions whether, in fact, the residential housing areas and the former industrial dockyards are totally disconnected...
A closer look towards the dock areas reveals a striking contradiction. Although these areas are rich in culture and heritage with large built masses and stunning structural work lining the watersides, they are incredibly empty. The shear scale of the warehouses and the voids inbetween provide an evocative language...
I walked around these areas (or until I couldn't get through some barriers!) and tried to distinguish where the emptiness was both physically and in a metaphorical sense. For me, the most interesting of these areas are seen around the edges of the built artifacts and it is these areas I have looked towards and sketched in a little bit more detail.
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