Space, Time and Everyday Life.

We had Pages 6-27 of Henri Lefebvre’s Rhythmanalysis: Space, Time and Everyday Life as our reading task for week 7.
In "Rhythmanalysis," Henri Lefebvre explores our daily routines, like chores and social activities, to uncover hidden patterns and meanings. He believes that by understanding these repeating rhythms, we can gain insights into how society works. Lefebvre also looks at how modern life, with its fast pace and technology, influences our sense of time and space. The book encourages us to think about how our daily habits and the world around us are connected in meaningful ways.
After reading this text, I realized how closely we can examine issues. Rhythms exist everywhere in anything and manifest themselves in different ways. They are more comprehensive in STEM subjects as problem-solving methods and in human perspective. We tend to forget that rhythms have a natural aspect and focus more on the mechanical and man-made aspects. Money sets the rhythm for making things and how work flows. Rhythms often overlap and mix with the body's natural rhythms. We can measure rhythms, but the unit depends on what the rhythm analyzer is doing. Rhythm analyzer means paying close attention and using all your senses to discover a pattern.

For this session, we were asked to plan our studio with every detail that we can see, hear, smell and feel, unlike the usual plans. I draw the below plan which includes furniture, light and sounds and their repetitive patterns.





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