BRIEF
WORK
Web design
Digital publication
In the 50’s, when people were starting to spend time in the Scottish hills for recreation, four friends constructed a hidden shelter on a Cairngorms estate to avoid camping on climbing trips. I visited the Secret Howff with a friend, and upon returning felt I wanted to document it in case it is uncovered and destroyed in the future.
However, the location of the Howff is a secret only passed between those who already know where it is. The grid reference is not on the internet. How do I document this incredible place, without revealing where it is?
I revisited the Howff and collected research. Upon returning, I found that the best way of documenting in a sensitive way was to hone in on my own experience of the place.
I focussed on representing different aspects of my experience through photography and abstract animation, accompanied by chunks of type that tell the narrative of the trip. These are then situated on an interactive, immersive website in which the user finds their own way through the content.
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