feral arcadia

2008-06-24T17:47:00.002+01:00

Date: Tuesday 27th May 2008

The Alp away Day

2008-06-24T13:58:00.005+01:00

The Alp is an extraordinary feature. It stands as a monument to Newham's past and marks the transition from an industrial landscape to one of leisure.

The once busy ski slope is abandoned, as if a particularly localised and virulent episode of global warming has ravaged the snows and revealed the underlying landscape.

At the foot of the Alp stands a retail park with the most cavernous of Woolworths. The amenities of retail and leisure are situated in a landscape almost entirely constructed from ruins and waste. No trees are older than a decade and there is a pervading sense of a shallow, equalising surface that has obliterated and residual natural landforms.

There is an exaggerated sense of shared space, but not with whom this space is to be shared.

The urban theorist Katherine Schonfield talked of public space as the lived experience of democracy where one encounters the unexpected pleasure of what it is to be a citizen. But here is there not also a desire for another kind of experience, an experience where the pleasure is possessively singular and is the antithesis of inclusive citizenship?

It is perhaps less of a pleasure and more of a thrill, characterized by the creeping invasion of buddleia and odd shoes, of rosebay willow herb and burst suitcases, of spaces resonant with what was here and who has gone and what shall be here.

The history of the time immediately prior to our own is the most tantalizing, it seems so close it appears only carelessness that we didn't experience it ourselves, we are incredulous that we weren't there. A temporary reprieve is found in silent libraries where journeys through landscapes of microfiche and archive boxes retrieve memories we never had . But even here things run to seed, the feral interlopers of obsolescence creeping over the facts as much as buddleia and willow herb. Paper as delicate as dusk inked out by a hand impenetrable to anyone of my generation, an index with promise of a reference to the subject reveals its source as deleted.

Obsolescence and the loss of original intentions render this a lost land, only those territories reclaimed by transport infrastructure or shopping have the ignorable quality of the familiar but the rest, the prohibited territory of the the Alp, remains a fabulous ruin, a feral wilderness where a path, made by no more than the feet that have trod it, is more than a means to the end, it is the thrill of a journey- real and psychological.

muf will explore the Alp as a typology, as a feral place that is unmediated,a place that is outside predetermined boundaries and is therefore by definition, marginal, a place that is at the edge of how we live. The investigation will identify other explorers and inhabitants and with them will devise instruments and calibrations to measure the value of this landscape for both human and non-human activity and occupation. This barometer of value will inform proposals for permanent interventions that meaningfully magnify those qualities specific to this place.

There will be three phases of muf's residency at the Alp.

The first will be for three weeks in a "laboratory" situated in the Beckton Retail Park car park off Alpine Way. The laboratory will methodically map the characteristics, the flora, fauna and activity of the Alp and its northern lowland of the Greenway, a semi wild corridor that runs from the River Thames to the east and to the Olympic park in the west, two landscapes with an underlying heart of waste. The mapping will generate a new taxonomy of imagined and real species. Exhibition specimens will be created from the detritus, natural and man made, collected from the Alp and surrounding landscapes. The specific character of these landscapes and their value will be overlaid on the existing Design for London Green Grid, to bring an accuracy to definition to this aspirational but dispassionate mapping of potential and existing parks.

The second phase will be a "museum" similarly situated in the retail park. The museum will be open to the public and will exhibit the laboratory findings. There will be a participative program of workshops to enable further explorations with local people and in turn these findings will become part of the museum collection and will be exhibited.

The third stage will be a series of temporary installations and events to test the accuracy of proposals as snap shots of the future. The invited and incidental audience will be both viewer and participant and their critical feedback will further refine the proposal for the permanent restoration of the Alp as a destination on the Greenway and as an inhabitable icon.

2008-06-24T13:18:00.002+01:00

Date: Monday 12.05.08

Time: 08.30-17.00

Weather: brilliant sunshine, blue skies with a scattering of cloud

Methodology:

host a lunchtime barbecue on the alp for 15 invited scaffolders from the neighbouring yard.

Tools used:

barbecue griddle

rocks

charcoal

fire starters

15 plastic chairs

potatoe salad

vegetable kebabs

lamb chops

sausages

pickled onions

strawberries

assorted fizzy drinks

orange juice

table cloth

glasses

plastic cutlery

napkins

table cloths

6 x trestles

2 x sheets of timber

Samples to laboratory:

none taken

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

10.15 two schoolboys in white t-shirts and school uniform ascend from amphitheatre to viewing platform

10.45 two schoolboys descend from summit, looking at us on the concrete plateau, play around by the plateau for about ten minutes walking forwards and backwards and then descend to den area

10.50 male working out on summit, lunges, stretching and sprinting

13.00 13 scaffolders ascend the alp from the south gap in the fence to join us for lunch, leave at 14.00

14.10 solitary school girl sat on wooden beam looking out towards the A13 clutching schoolbag

14.35 four older teenage girls at summit with shopping bags, chatting and giggling

15.00 solitary teenage boy (15) at viewing platform, hanging out

16.00 two women at summit, early twenties looking at view to the north

Non human occupation on site:

crows at summit

Non human occupation off site:

none recorded

Ambient sounds:

comedy hgv horn (13.00)

reversing beeping

birdsong

police sirens

Ambient smells:

sewage

barbecue

Remarks:

learn from the scaffolders that the comedy hgv horn is actually the benji food van on it's rounds around the industrial park. many of the scaffolders have grown up in and around Beckton and remember visiting the alp previously, either to go to the nightclub and bar that used to be at the base, to scramble bikes on homemade dirt tracks, to sledge trays down or to visit the ski slopes. They are all perfectly content chatting amongst themselves and with us, eating, drinking and taking in the views.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-06-24T11:54:00.003+01:00

Date: Thursday 08.05.08

Time: 10.30-17.30

Weather: brilliant sunshine, blue skies

Methodology:

work on samples in laboratory, purchase materials from local charity shops in east ham

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

4 x top trump cards

Human occupation off alp site:

10.30 pass over 50's reading group cowboy whizzing across the car park on his mobility scooter "hello girl"

10.45 travis perkins wood delivery to portakabin

Human occupation on alp site:

12.10 two boys, 15/16 leave summit, one runs down south face, past amphitheatre to exit via south gap, other exits via hole in west fence. they meet each other laughing on pavement outside retail park.

12.50 meet young boy (14) at south-east base, say hello, he climbs up to den area meets another boy there, they hang out removing debris from roof and side of den until 13.40 when they climb to the viewing platform.

13.25 three women at summit all white t-shirts and leggings, working out/dancing

14.25 three girls in den area (13/14) wave at me photographing them from the portakabin. Still there when I return from B & Q at 15.30

15.40 a lone male stood at concrete plateau, looks smartly dressed, ascends to summit

15.45 three girls at den wave up at some other boys at platform (altogether approx 11/12) spend the next hour exploring the site, running up the steep bank to the viewing platform to the summit. leave via the gap in the south fence at approx 16.30

Non human occupation on site:

crows at summit

white butterflies

black and orange butterflies

birds stuck flying against the wind above viewing platform

Non human occupation off site:

none recorded

Ambient sounds:

HGV lunch bell 13.10

excessive industrial noise

clanging

traffic

lots of ice cream van chimes

bird song

Ambient smells:

sewage

Remarks:

travis perkins delivery driver comments "quite a refined smell around here"

observe three nerdy looking men and women lurking in the bushes on the greenway with clipboards and cameras. appear to be conducting some sort of biodiversity study.

pass three early twenties males wearing high vis jackets under the bridge next to the greenway and the north face of the alp, I ask if they are the refuse collectors that I am waiting for to which they laugh and say no, notice at this point they are all smoking.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-06-24T11:42:00.003+01:00

Date: Friday 02.05.08

Time: 09.45-12.00

Weather: heavy rain showers, cloudy, very cold

Methodology:

work on samples in laboratory

filming around wider area

Tools used:

video camera

Samples to laboratory:

none taken

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

10.00 group of five or six teenage boys and girls congregate at viewing platform and take photographs of each other with mobile phones. leave at 11.45

Non human occupation on site:

none recorded

Non human occupation off site:

none recorded

Ambient sounds:

scaffold clanging

reversing beeping

birdsong

police sirens

Ambient smells:

sewage

Remarks:

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-04-30T18:23:00.004+01:00

Date: Tuesday 29.04.08

Time: 09.20-17.45

Weather: heavy rain showers, intermittent sunshine, cloudy

Methodology:

present project progress to over 50's reading group and gather oral history.

make contact with scaffolding company.

document new growth on site

document found objects in laboratory for inventory, work on samples

Tools used:

camera

Samples to laboratory:

how our solar system works notes

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

16.45 2 x older teenagers pose and take pictures at the summit, lots of thumbs ups and arms extended out to the side. exit via the west gap at 17.10

Non human occupation on site:

crows at summit

Non human occupation off site:

cat on the retail park

Ambient sounds:

comedy hgv horn (13.00)

reversing beeping

lots of birdsong

police sirens

Ambient smells:

sewage

burning

Remarks:

amazed at how lush the alp is looking with all of spring's new growth. very dense weed covering has formed. some of the makeshift entrances have been repaired, and a tree has been cut down next to the wooden platform and repositioned as a canopy over the gap.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-04-30T18:19:00.003+01:00

Date: Saturday 26.04.08

Time: 12.30-16.00

Weather: very sunny

Methodology:

cooked sausages on fire fuelled by alp waste.

general observations, supplied J____ and T___ T___ with imitation guns for play.

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

none recorded

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

14.20 two boys making den south of the amphitheatre, drag planks and construct.

14.25 a group of 3/4 teenage boys (12/13) gather on viewing platform, two have bicycles

14.40 two women in religious dress and two men stand at summit and observe view towards the south west

14.40 an early 30's male ascends summit, form the viewing platform pushing a bicycle, descends ten minutes after.

15.00 two women, early 30's look out from summit towards the south west

15.20 two boys, 13/14 ascend from viewing platform with bikes to summit and ride up and down the south face.

15.30 two asian women, one male, two young boys and a baby enter site through the gap in the fence to the west and ascend to the summit, where they sit and remain for about an hour. boys explore site, down by viewing platform.

Non human occupation on site:

magpies

birds on cross

Ambient sounds:

ice cream van

play

A13

Ambient smells:

sausages

sewage

Remarks:

much more activity at the weekend than recorded in the week, groups arriving together and spending extended periods of time either relaxing or exploring.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-04-30T17:24:00.002+01:00

Date: Tuesday 15.04.08

Time: 10.30-18.20

Weather: very sunny, heavy cloud covering, intermittent showers

Methodology:

work on inventory data in the laboratory .

dye fabrics with made pigments.

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

none recorded

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

15.00 2 x mid 20's photography types. walk from amphitheatre, scaling up to platform, towards summit, laughing, kissing and photographing on the way. leave at 16.15pm

Non human occupation on site:

pigeons at base

Ambient sounds:

empty lorry's

distant sound of generator

bicycle bell

comedy hgv horn (13.00)

reversing beeping

13.40 helicopter hovering for at least ten minutes

police sirens

ice cream van

Ambient smells:

sewage

Remarks:

very quiet again. schoolchildren's absence is very noticeable with easter holidays

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-04-11T14:12:00.006+01:00

Date: Thursday 10.04.08

Time: 09.15-16.35

Weather: sunny spells, warm but blustery, intermittent showers

Methodology:

debrief and project review

laid out rubbish collected from the north base of alp, under the footbridge on 02.04.08 on the greenway.

Inventory as follows:

58 x lager cans

26 x assorted soft drink cans

6 x energy drink cans

13 x asda smart price food cans

1 x de-icer can

1 x deodorant can

1 x paint can

9 x glass beer bottles

2 x glass alcopop bottles

1 x glass wine bottle (broken)

1 x glass coca-cola bottle

1 x glass milk bottle

4 x plastic cider bottles

8 x assorted soft drink plastic bottles

2 x energy drink plastic bottle

11 x water bottles

7 x milk drink plastic bottles

2 x cleaning product plastic bottles

33 x cups

6 x assorted cigarette packets

2 x empty cement bags

1 x plastic jerry can

1 x mixing bucket

1 x empty grout tub

1 x empty flexible filler tube

1 x wellington boot

1 x hard hat

3 x gloves

3 x trousers

1 x sweatshirt

5 x "the private collection" pornographic subscription

1 x perverted stories number 24 DVD

4 x broken pieces of signage

1 x paintbrush

1 x toothbrush

1 x washbag

1 x body spray

1 x tablet packet

1 x christmas wreath remnants

1 x tube tin foil

3 x assorted plastic tubes

1 x toy car

1 x puncture repair kit

1 x bike light

1 x plastic fork

3 x assorted plastic pieces

1 x burnt sketch book

1 x broken camera

1 x mini dv tape strip

1 x abdominal trainer machine section

1 x half piece of duvet

1 x carpet square

1 x window frame

1 x bin lid

Tools used:

bin bags

Samples to laboratory:

1 x pot of blue matter

2 x "the private collection" pornographic subscription

1 x perverted stories number 24 DVD

1 x ian drury and the blockheads CD live (by south base) track listing as follows:

01 hit me with your rhythm stick.m4a

02 what a waste.m4a

03 reasons to be cheerful part 3.m4a

04 clever trevor.m4a

05 billericay dickie.m4a

06 sweet gene vincent.m4a

07 wake up and make love ith me.m4a

08 k3-smoking alon.m4a

09 hoxton oaf-jasmine.m4a

10 finger snip-110.m4a

11 gasoline- church.m4a

12 sister beck- desperation.m4a

13 lola- mother of god.m4a

14 the voodoos-sanctify.m4a

15 sancake- ghost of you.m4a

Human occupation off alp site:

12.45 jake the dog and owner from 06.03.08 walking from east to west along the greenway, engage in conversation "why are you collecting rubbish, they'll only put it all back in". I ask if they walk here often, and he says every day, but not going up the alp today as jake has worn him out, say goodbye and carry on.

13.35 cyclist travelling from west to east along greenway

13.40 a group of fourteen schoolchildren and their teacher cycle in high-vis vests from west to east

13.40 young man who photographed us on 02.04.08 walking from west to east along greenway, recognises me and asks "how's the project going", promise to send him photograph taken of him and his friend

13.50 boy from scaffolding yard and older man walk past holding two scaffolding planks, walk west along the greenway chatting to each other. they say hello.

13.55 same cyclist observed at 13.35 cycling from east to west along greenway

14.00 boy from scaffolding yard walks from west back towards yard with a bag of fizzy drinks "he wanted to buy us all something to say thanks for carrying the two planks home". He reminds us to give him a shout later when we need a hand.

14.55 tiger the dog and owner on footbridge to the north of alp.

15.10 same boy observed at 13.40 and 02.04.08 walks across footbridge to walk up to the alp summit. offers assistance, which is accepted however he is not really dressed for pulling a rubbish bin out of woodland, he stays for about ten minutes and then carries on.

Human occupation on alp site:

14.20 a solitary man (early 30's) at summit looking eastwards, is still present when we depart at 14.45

14.25 a father and two children (one teenage girl, one younger boy) enter the alp via the viewing platform and walk towards the summit, they engage with the solitary man at the summit, pointing out various sites and landmarks

14.35 a solitary male cycles across summit to exit via viewing platform, behind the family observed at 14.25

15.30 three girls at summit

15.50 a solitary male with his bicycle at the summit

Non human occupation on site:

2 x butterflies at north base on abandoned wooden steps

4 x magpies

Ambient sounds:

fork lift truck from scaffolding yard

scaffold clattering

birdsong

Ambient smells:

very strong sewage from greenway

Remarks:

contact council to report flytipping and arrange collection of all rubbish we have collected, try to remove an industrial metal rubbish bin out of the woodland to the north of alp, enter neighbouring scaffolding yard and ask some of the workers for some help, one obliges but we are unable to lift it

we return later with a saw to remove some branches and empty the bin, when a man approaches with his dog, tiger. "what you need is a good saw", we know but we don't have one, to which he replies "would you like to borrow mine" and pulls one out of his backpack. tiger is walked for miles every day,as he is a rescue dog who was never taken out of the house, and they take lunch and a gas stove to prepare lunch wherever they may be, thus the serrated saw/knife for sausages and black puddings en-route.

observe samples left by den area, statue has been smashed to pieces, search for a piece of the face or something recognisable unsuccessfully.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

Found audio:

2008-04-11T12:40:00.002+01:00

Date: Monday 07.04.08

Time: 10.20-17.25

Weather: sunny spells, blustery, showers after 15.00

Methodology:

work on samples in the laboratory and document them.

remove sample botanical specimens for pressing from alp.

Tools used:

specimen bag

trowel

Samples to laboratory:

1 x bunch of grass

25 x dandelions

6 x burdock leaves

2 x ash flower heads

2 x red berry samples

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

13.30 two older teenage boys and one teenage girl at the summit, chatting and looking at the view, remain at summit for approximately 40 minutes and then exit via the ramp

16.00 a father and son approach the summit from the viewing platform, father has a can of lager, boy screams and giggles, jumps up and down "wow, this is so cool, look at that, look at that" continues in amazement, they notice me as I appear from below collecting samples, boy is still proclaiming how amazing everything is whilst father walks off towards the viewing platform.

16.55 two women power walking up and down from south west to north west, whilst chatting and laughing, still walking when I depart at 17.25

Non human occupation on site:

3 x crows circling at southern base

2 x magpies sat on metal cross at summit

Ambient sounds:

crows

birdsong

Ambient smells:

sewage

Remarks:

relatively quiet, not much after school occupation, even with the good weather.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-04-04T18:34:00.009+01:00

Date: Thursday 03.04.08

Time: 10.30-15.20

Weather: mild, clear with sunny spells

Methodology:

completed rubbish inventory of rubbish collected from summit yesterday as follows:

13 x lager cans

1 x cider can

1 x soft drink can

1 x energy drink can

2 x energy drink plastic bottles

2 x fizzy drink plastic bottles

1 x whisky presentation tin

2 x plastic cups

2 x cigarette packets

1 x rizla packet

1 x train ticket used as roach material

also clear new rubbish from summit that has appeared since yesterday. Inventory as follows:

1 x lager can

2 x energy drink plastic bottle

1 x pringles tube

attach sheets of fabric to the alp to see if they can be observed from a distance.

photograph the alp from various other viewpoints.

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

none recorded

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

10.30 a courting couple, move from the viewing platform, to the summit before settling on the south face next to a bush. leave at approximately 12.20

11.30 a lone woman with a dog on a lead walks up to the summit

13.30 a lone man on summit observed from building 1000 at the royal albert docks.

Non human occupation on site:

none recorded

Ambient sounds:

birdsong

Ambient smells:

rain

Remarks:

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-04-04T16:07:00.003+01:00

Date: Wednesday 02.04.08

Time: 09.05-17.50

Weather: overcast, intermittent showers and sunny spells

Methodology:

collect rubbish from west face and base of the north face under bridge.

clear newly collected rubbish from summit that has accumulated since previous collection.

layout rubbish from the west face for documenting and complete inventory as follows:

243 x lager cans

25 x cider cans

1 x bitter can

1 x alcopop can

10 x energy drink cans

20 x fizzy drink cans

1 x paint can

14 x assorted fizzy drink bottles

15 x assorted water plastic bottles

5 x energy drink plastic bottles

2 x glass wine bottles

15 x glass beer bottles

2 x glass soft drink bottles

1 x glass whisky bottle

2 x broken glass bottle necks

11 x orange juice cartons

9 x plastic cups

1 x broken plastic forks

18 x cigarette packets

5 x cigarette lighters

11 x firework remains

20 x assorted bottle tops

3 x corks

1 x knife

1 x pen

1 x battery

1 x shell

7 x bags of rubbish removed from site.

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

1 x shell

20 x assorted bottle tops

1 x knife

1 x minnie mouse doll in kimono

Human occupation off alp site:

10.05 same incredibly fashionable out of place man observed previously walking across the pavement to south of alp and down the road to the east into the industrial park.

Human occupation on alp site:

10.30 solitary male at summit

11.30 three boys in school uniform jumping and lurking under viewing platform

14.20 two girls, late teens at summit, not doing much

15.00 three teenage boys approach from the south and appear next to concrete plateau where we are carrying out inventory, they hesitate and I usher them forward. one is boy from 19th february from kingsford school, he asks if we found k____ u_____ to return memory stick, i said we did and they carry on to the top

15.10 two girls pop up to walk via concrete plateau, see us and veer off to walk up the north path to the summit

15.30 boy from 15.00 comes back to ask if they will get in to trouble being there, he is not sure if they are allowed to be there, to which I say I am not sure if any of us are supposed to be there. there shouldn't be any problem as long as you don't do anything wrong we continue. he says thankyou and carries on.

16.oo three boys, late teens, enter via viewing platform, one walks to top and surveys whilst the other survey around the viewing platform. they then disappear and reappear five minutes later with mountain bikes. process to the summit and blast down the path towards the platform three times, notice me taking their photograph and then exit hastily

16.45 two males, early twenties at summit laughing and talking, watching us laying out rubbish, I ask to photograph to which they oblige and then they take our photograph in return.

Non human occupation on site:

a huge amount of snails

bumblebees

Ambient sounds:

comedy hgv horn

clanging

reverse sound

Ambient smells:

burning from business park

Remarks:

engage in conversation with the two early twenties males before we leave the site and ask them to bluetooth me the photograph that they took (see above) they inform me that they had heard about the artists working on the alp and had noticed it was looking "nicer" and cleaner. seemed genuinely interested in the activity, exchanged email addresses to forward information.

strange mutant like fungi growing at the base of north summit.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-04-04T14:36:00.003+01:00

Date: Tuesday 01.04.08

Time: 09.35-17.45

Weather: brilliant sunshine, very windy

Methodology:

visit the local undertaker

work on samples in the laboratory

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

none recorded

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

13.25 two teenage boys in school uniform sat on viewing platform, kicking, dangling off handrail, climbing around

13.55 same two boys observed at 13.25 stride towards the summit and then walk straight back to the viewing platform, one jumps through gap in handrail and re enters through the gap in the platform. they exit via the slope and out of the south gap

15.45 solitary male looking down towards car park drinking a can of beer on the viewing platform

16.30 five young boys (11-13) enter via viewing platform with bikes. they notice and say look at that girl, i wave they wave back and laugh. proceed to summit and stop, appearing to discuss something. disappear to north.

16.40 reappear amidst screams and shouts, bmxing down the north face path, commune at the bottom and laugh, approach me by the den site to ask what i'm doing. i ask if they'll let me photograph them doing it again to which they oblige. they exit, with me via the south entrance at 17.35

17.20 one girl, one boy appear at summit (16/17) and look down at bmx boys.

Non human occupation on site:

2 x bumblebees

3 x magpies

Ambient sounds:

laughing

shouting

birdsong

Ambient smells:

sewage

Remarks:

the red arrows fly over just before one, an almighty racket, just catch them as they turn on the smoke signals, going from left to right across the south of the retail park site towards canary wharf.

the group of bmx boys tell me how much they enjoy visiting the alp, they spend at least two hours going up and down. they ask me to email them the images, and promise to say hello next time I see them very curious about what I am doing and what artists do in general.

the makeshift den has either been dismantled or ravaged by the wind and rain.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-04-04T12:25:00.003+01:00

Date: Friday 28.03.08

Time: 09.45-17.20

Weather: very windy, heavy rain from 11.30 until 15.00, intermittent showers and sunny periods after.

Methodology:

observed samples that had been left on the alp.

continued work on samples in laboratory.

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

none recorded

Human occupation off alp site:

10.05 same incredibly fashionable out of place man observed previously walking across the pavement to south of alp and down the road to the east into the industrial park.

Human occupation on alp site:

none recorded

Non human occupation on site:

none recorded

Ambient sounds:

wind howling

rain lashing the portacabin

14.30 a car alarm sounds for about 40 minutes

tin can rolling around car park

"all night long" by Lionel Richie playing in Industrial yard, and the beeping of lorry reversing in time

Ambient smells:

rain

Remarks:

very surprised that there is absolutely no human occupation on site, friday is normally quite busy after school, but the heavy rain appears to have called off play.

no vandalism to samples that had been left on the alp previously, just wind lashed.

Occupation images:

none taken

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-04-04T11:38:00.003+01:00

Date: Tuesday 25.03.08

Time: 10.00-17.00

Weather: sunny, with strong northwesterly winds

Methodology:

continued work on samples in laboratory.

wider context survey, revisit the slip road to the truncated flyover that will one day be the river crossing. Survey the surrounding woodland.

photograph samples from laboratory in context, on the alp.

Tools used:

camera

Samples to laboratory:

none recorded

Human occupation off alp site:

15.05 two girls in school uniform (13/14) previously observed in woolworths, burst out of store, onto car park. one runs out of retail park, the other is chased by staff, they scuffle and a bag of pick and mix sweets bursts in the air, she is then escorted back into the store.

Human occupation on alp site:

14.40 four boys in school uniform run from concrete plateau to summit, three exit to the northwest, one remains and descends via the path from the north east to south and enters the retail park.

14.50 two older teenage boys appear at the summit but disappear to the north

15.50 lone male with can and bike takes photographs with his camera phone.

16.00 five schoolboys on summit (13/14), run down face towards amphitheatre where they gather and hang out for about twenty minutes before exiting via south. commune on pavement by entrance for ten minutes before dispersing.

Non human occupation on site:

3 x blackbirds

2 x magpies

Ambient sounds:

ice cream van

extended police siren

clanging

works vehicles reversing

birdsong

Ambient smells:

burning industry

Remarks:

revisit a horse cart that was discovered in the woodland by the road to nowhere, go and uncover it and document it.

Occupation images:

inventory images:

none taken

samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-03-20T10:21:00.002Z

Date: Wednesday 19.03.08

Time: 09.05-17.30

Weather: very cold, showers on arrival, with bursts of sunshine and wind throughout the day. black clouds and blue sky

Methodology:

work on samples in laboratory.

complete inventory of rubbish collected from viewing platform territory on the 19.02.08. (cans)

inventory as follows:

215 x lager

15 x bitter

40 x cider

6 x energy drink

23 x soft drink

3 x aerosols

collect rubbish from amphitheatre territory and document:

inventory as follows:

6 x glass bottles (complete) 3 x smashed

28 x assorted plastic bottles

7 x plastic paint bottles

2 x juice cartons

20 x soft drinks cans

5 x energy drink cans

1 x soup can

1 x deicer

1 x french polish

2 x deodorant

4 x spray paint

4 x golf balls

2 x footballs

1 x painters stool top

1 x labelled block of wood (709N)

3 x H shaped metal sections

1 x bmw hubcap

1 x welcome mat

4 x o'keefe construction delivery slips

1 x condom

1 x luggage strap

1 x tshirt

1 x football boots

1 x work glove

3 x bottle tops

1 x plastic bowl

1 x plastic golf pitch and putt target

1 x plastic fork

2 x lighter

1 x bike light

1 x pen

1 x danger batter unstable notice

1 x asda sign

1 x savacentre drinks club sign

3 x fireworks

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

1 x headless teddy bear

1 x pair of slippers

2 x patterned sheets of fabric

1 x china doll

2 x footballs

3 x golf balls

4 x o'keefe delivery slips

3 x bottle tops

1 x welcome mat

1 x pair of football boots

1 x labelled blocks of wood

1 x pot of soil from the viewing platform area

Human occupation off alp site:

15.30 solitary male walks along perimeter path from east to west, stops to observe us lifting trolley over fence, walks past, turns around to photograph us with mobile phone to be photographed himself.

Human occupation on alp site:

09.20 solitary male at summit, walks from platform takes in the view and ten leaves promptly.

09.40 runner appears coming down south pathway (katherine)

12.20 two older gentlemen, late 50's, on platform, exit via fence

13.35 boy (16) at top of path to the north east, looks at me looking at him and then exits to the west, behind the summit.

13.45 boy seen at 13.35 settled on north west alcove with younger girl, getting very amorous

15.50 man on path next to viewing platform shouting very loudly in eastern european language on the telephone, continues for about 10 minutes

Non human occupation on site:

1 x magpies

4 x bumblebees

small white snails not seen anywhere else on alp as yet, in amphitheatre area

rats and mice near tollgate road

worms

Ambient sounds:

10.30 drilling

ice cream chimes

lots of birdsong

13.45 comedy hgv horn

industrial clanging

Ambient smells:

sewage

Remarks:

remove 14 bags of rubbish from the site. find a school bag behind north face of summit, about to rummage through it, when the boy observed from 13.35 appears. hardly any rubbish around the amphitheatre area, a only two alcoholic drinks collected. (could be due to the observed occupation within the territory being significantly younger than anywhere else on site)

floor to the west of amphitheatre is covered with what looks like pearl barley.

Occupation images:

Inventory images (viewing platform):

inventory images (amphitheatre):

Samples to laboratory

images:

2008-03-20T10:19:00.003Z

Date: Tuesday 18.02.08

Time: 09.40-17.20

Weather: Very cold (4c) overcast, with breaks of sunshine at 13.00, cloudy from 13.30

Methodology:

continued work on samples in laboratory.

wider context survey east along Greenway through fenced off scrub land west of Tesco and down towards the DLR depot. Stumble across the strange ghost of the slip road to the truncated flyover that will one day be the river crossing

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

none recorded

Human occupation off alp site:

15.30 a very unhappy child crying for 30 minutes approximately, not wanting to leave the retail park

Human occupation on alp site:

15.00 two boys (16), not in school uniform, on wooden platform looking down towards retail park, with another, in uniform, pushing his bicycle, up the steep slope towards the viewing platform.

15.05 five boys (12/13) running down slope, in school uniform, convene to the left of the concrete plateau

16.50 solitary school boy walking down south face, approaches amphitheatre

18.00 man enters from wooden platform and ascends carrying tripod, sets up camera looking west, allow a wide berth so as not to spook him but he opens conversation about the wind, he is a "switching engineer" working on a tower under construction at Canary Wharf, from Leeds, he is billeted in Ilford and on way in over the last 2 weeks earmarked the alp as a perfect vantage to photograph his work in the setting sun, he was incredulous this had once been a ski slope and marveled at its idiocyncratic urban presence.

Non human occupation on site:

none recorded

further afield on slip road large fox and in scrub land numerous rabbits

seen off by Japanese fighting dog on Greenway

coloured trotting pony on Tollgate road

3 mice and 1 rat in bushes on Tollgate road

horse heading west through retail park north of Greenway

Ambient sounds:

lots of wind

laughter

birdsong

industrial clanging

Ambient smells:

none recorded

Remarks:

Occupation images:

inventory images:

none taken

samples to laboratory images:

none taken

2008-03-20T08:41:00.007Z

Date: Friday 14.03.08

Time: 09.50-17.30

Weather: overcast with sunny spells, mild

Methodology:

project review and visit the archives of london borough of newham

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

none recorded

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

none recorded

Non human occupation on site:

none recorded

Ambient sounds:

none recorded

Ambient smells:

none recorded

Remarks:

conduct research in the archives into lost industry and local deaths, from 1895 onwards.

source maps and historical images

Occupation images:

none taken

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

2008-03-12T19:49:00.003Z

Date: Wednesday 12.03.08

Time: 09.30-18.00

Weather: very windy, overcast clearing to sunshine

Methodology:

Jack and Mark from the Grant Museum of Zoology conduct quadrant surveys along lines dissecting identified territories on the alp. Remove samples to prepare as specimens.

work on samples in laboratory.

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

1 x watch without face

1 x brunette hairpiece

Human occupation off alp site:

09.30 incredibly fashionable young man walks from west to

east of alp site down alpine way, looks completely off course.

12.30 eastern european male, mid twenties knocks on cabin door to enquire about renting car park space.

12.45 R_____ father arrives in white van to collect the found school bag collected and recorded 11.03.08, the bag had been stolen from his van in East

Ham.

15.05 man and young girl recorded at 14.50 enter retail park

17.35 young couple, early twenties knock and ask for

directions to B & Q

Human occupation on alp site:

12.10 jack and mark running forwards and backwards against the wind on summit.

12.30 jack and mark climbing down slope with string towards

concrete platform.

14.45 thirteen school children ascend from platform to summit, some swinging bags, all run from top of alp to bottom, and gather to the left of amphitheatre near to site that jack and mark are surveying.

14.50 man and young girl

ascend from viewing platform to summit, he points out various sights to her

15.10 four teenage girls walking towards summit from viewing platform

17.00 two older teenage boys

smoking at summit

Non human occupation on site:

snails

Ambient sounds:

as before

Ambient smells:

wet dirt

sewage

Remarks:

no new rubbish at summit or by platform.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

2008-03-12T19:43:00.001Z

Date: Tuesday 11.03.08

Time: 09.15-18.20

Weather: windy, heavy rain, black clouds, some dry patches.

Methodology:

Present project and historical local area maps and images to over 50's reading group at beckton globe library

launder gathered clothes from site

make contact with local undertakers T Cribb and Sons

work on samples in laboratory

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

1 x black suit jacket

2 x elasticated black "hats"

1 x black cumberband

1 x velvet vhs sheet

1 x black primark t shirt

1 x black bra

1 x pink baby gro

further samples to laboratory:

1 x pink patterned cushion

1 x silver "blinkz" identity bracelet

1 x set of keys with "joan" keyring

1 x black school bag containing homework, a book on bogey eating, a calculator, a pencil case, a delivery note for a food wholesalers "chetans".

Human occupation off alp site:

15.00 middle aged man looking through laboratory window. leaves when he is noticed.

Human occupation on alp site:

16.15 couple, mid twenties, kissing on the summit.

17.30 man working out on summit (previously seen)

18.00 couple walking towards the summit.

Non human occupation on site:

2 x magpies

1 x rat on tollgate road

Ambient sounds:

as before

howling winds

trees rustling

heavy rain

Ambient smells:

wet dirt

sewage

Remarks:

trace owner of school bag via her school south park primary in ilford. R________ contacts via telephone, she "dropped" her bag somewhere but couldn't remember where, about eight years old, resident in east ham.

alp noticeably more empty owing to weather.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

2008-03-11T21:43:00.003Z

Date: Monday 10.03.08

Time: 09.30-17.20

Weather: extremely windy, heavy rain, black clouds.

09.50 clears to sunshine and blue sky.

12.00 heavy rain again for rest of day.

Methodology:

collect soil sample from summit.

observation of north face of alp under bridge bordering greenway.

work on samples in laboratory.

Tools used:

camera

trowel

Samples to laboratory:

1 x pot of soil

1 x kingsford community school badge

2 x bottle tops from north face

5 x delivery notes:

3 to fairdales pharmacy ltd, 360 bethnal green road, london, E2- from the specials laboratory

1 to profot services ltd, 65 vyner street, london, E2- from draytac europe ltd

1 to green room digital, 87a worship street, EC2- from dams

1 x receipt from whsmith fro chewing gum dated march 1st

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

10.50 man appears from path to west of summit, mid 30's, pulls camera from bag and photographs. very strange as we are both doing the same thing. "i feel like i should say hello" to which he says he was thinking the sam. he comes here quite often to photograph london in different weather conditions.

10.55 a runner approaches the viewing platform, stops at the top of the path, does some lunges and stretches and sprints back down.

11.10 a young man (mid twenties) walking a bull dog very quickly on path to the north of the alp from the greenway to the retail park, avoids eye contact.

16.00 four teenage boys (14-16) enter via the viewing platform on bikes, battle the wind up to summit, three out of four fall off, at summit they drop bikes and stand up against the wind with arms outstretched. exit after ten minutes. one notices my presence and blows a kiss.

Non human occupation on site:

1 x magpie

seagulls

2 x blackbirds

1 x sparrow

Ambient sounds:

as before

howling winds

trees rustling

harris fence clanging (sounds like tubular bells)

heavy rain

Ambient smells:

wet dirt

Remarks:

very dark and gloomy today, alp is weather bashed, pools of water flood the base. rubbish has all collected towards sides of path due to wind,one empty beer keg and beer cans at summit. lots of plastic bags at approach. there is a fresh fox faeces at the summit. two steel piles have been dragged to the makeshift den by the amphitheatre.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

2008-03-11T21:15:00.001Z

Date: Thursday 06.03.08

Time: 09.15-16.30

Weather: overcast, cold with blustery winds, intermittent sun in late afternoon.

Methodology:

worked on samples in laboratory

observations on site with P____ W____, M___ and V____

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

blue nylon hairnet

red balloon

downy black feathers from summit.

1 x orange ballcock

Human occupation off alp site:

10.30 3 people walking east along greenway

Human occupation on alp site:

12.30 4 young women sitting on wooden platform, V____, M_____, Verity and I exchange a nod with them, they throw stones at us as we descend the steep slope to the amphitheatre

12.40 one male dog walker (early 60's) with large chocolate labrador called Jake, engage him in conversation through his dog.

Non human occupation on site:

3 rats and a mouse in the beds bordering Tolllington Road

1 x butterfly at south entrance

1 x dog (jake)

Ambient sounds:

Ambient smells:

Remarks:

P____ W_____ comes to site and describes his experience of it as a ski slope. From the summit we look over Beckton and he recalls his time in the late 1980's building the infrastructure when he worked for T______, he considered the quality of the work poor at the time and this he says is borne out by the way the place has aged.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

2008-03-11T21:14:00.002Z

Date: Wednesday 05.03.08

Time: 09.15-17.00

Weather: overcast clearing at 12.30, cold with north westerly wind.

Methodology:

observations on alp site. document the alp from the churchyard of neighbouring st mary magdalene churchyard and east ham nature reserve.

Tools used:

camera

Samples to laboratory:

none recorded

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

14.30 late teenage boys enter via platform

14.40 three asian schoolboys enter from retail park via viewing platform

15.50 two boys on bikes cycle across summit to exit via wooden platform

16.20 solitary man on summit looking across to us, mid 40's

Non human occupation on site:

3 x magpies

Ambient sounds:

as before

10.45 sound of playtime to the west of alp.

Ambient smells:

no new smells recorded

Remarks:

A den has been built by the lower amphitheatre with evidence of a fire in front of it.

A fresh apple core on the path.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

2008-03-07T16:04:00.008Z

Date: Tuesday 04.03.08

Time: 08.45

Weather: sunny clear sky but clouds over by 09.45, strong NW wind

Methodology:

observations on site

off site research to Charity shops in East Ham high Street to source ceramics with similar blue and white design to fragments found on site

Tools used:

Samples to laboratory:

black clothing and jewelry from east fence edge

Human occupation off alp site:

10.30 4 young men are playing football in the insulation yard on the north side of Alpine way with a ball made from industrial cling film

Human occupation on alp site:

12.50 man ascends from wooden platform with camera(cleared again to blue sky)

13.30 2 boys, one in uniform on wooden platform until 13.44 then descend to amphitheatre and begin making a den on the ridge

14.30 the den making boys leave the site by the south fence and walk east along Alpine Way

14.47 2 young men (late 20's) are at summit, gesturing to points on the horizon and drinking from bottles leave at 15.00

15.21 2 young boys in school uniform descend from wooden platform tentatively towards amphitheatre and inspect the den , joined by 3 other boys, all leave via south fence and head west along Alpine Way

Non human occupation on site:

Ambient sounds:

Ambient smells:

Remarks:

09.20 returning from alp the rubbish in front of the porta cabin door includes 8 cigarette ends, an empty 10 pack of marlboro lights, a crumpled five pounds sterling note and a receipt for a visa application passport number 157390059 from the Pakistan high Commission date february 8th

Animal tracks on the north and west face very evident in the damp grass.

looked along west face for feathers seen last week but they are gone, either rotted into the ground, blown away or removed

13.30 - 13.45 helicopter (not police) circling overhead

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

2008-03-07T16:01:00.006Z

Date: Monday 03.03.08

Time: 09.45-17.30

Weather: sunny, very cold, strong north west wind.

Methodology: observations on site with L______R______, botanical illustrator.

sample collection for pigment making.

Tools used:

camera

spade

Samples to laboratory:

2 x pram blankets

1 x large thistle with roots

60 red berries

30-40 clusters of ash berries

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded

Human occupation on alp site:

11.00 solitary man on summit descends via wooden platform

12.10 ascend with L____ R_____, meet man with dog , first observed 13.02.08, he enters from the south and ascends in front of us, we meet him on the way down and talk through the dog, who is called Domino ("as in the game and because he likes to dominate")

13.55 one solitary eastern european male (mid thirties) waits for my exit before he cautiously enters via wooden platform, hols one can of beer in plastic carrier bag) exits 14.20

14.00 another lone male, similar age to one detailed above enters via platform with box of beer.

15.00 solitary man on summit until 15.05 descends with caution via the wooden platform

Non human occupation on site:

crows on summit

1 x dog

Ambient sounds:

14.15 radio playing from industrial park t'pau "china in your hand" can hear workers singing along.

Ambient smells:

no new smells recorded.

Remarks:

2 pram blankets, one knitted, one quilted with a bear image and french text are left beneath the wooden platform. one football, with the inside expanded looks as if it has a growth coming out of the side of it.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none taken

Samples to laboratory images:

2008-03-07T15:58:00.002Z

Date: Friday 29.02.08

Time: 14.30-16.50

Weather: overcast, blustery winds.

Methodology:

Tools used:

Samples to laboratory:

Human occupation off alp site:

K_____U_____ visits the portacabin to collect his memory stick.

Human occupation on alp site:

Non human occupation on site:

Ambient sounds:

no new sounds recorded

Ambient smells:

no new smells recorded

Remarks:

K_____ U_____ arrives to collect his memory stick, we tell him how much we like his monobrow project and ask if we can photograph him (see occupation images)

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

2008-03-07T15:53:00.002Z

Date: Wednesday 27.02.08

Time: 08.40-17.00

Weather: sunny with cloud. very cold.

Methodology:

work on samples in laboratory.

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

none recorded.

Human occupation off alp site:

Human occupation on alp site:

11.05 man at summit taking photographs descends and ascends via wooden viewing platform.

12.40 man ascends via wooden platform

13.20 mand and dog walk to summit and exit via wooden viewing platform.

15.11 young woman on wooden platform for ten minutes looking south.

15.40 young couple ascend from wooden platform.

15.45 young man at summit, walks down to wooden viewing platform and sits there.

15.50 young man with large camera ascends on south path to summit and takes photographs.

15.50 woman from 15.11 on wooden platform with young man kneeling in front of him, either crying or engaging in a sexual act.

Non human occupation on site:

1 x dog

Ambient sounds:

no new sounds recorded.

Ambient smells:

no new smells recorded.

Remarks:

Occupation images:

none taken

Inventory images:

none taken

2008-03-07T15:51:00.004Z

Date: Monday 25.02.08

Time: 11.30-17.30

Weather: very sunny on arrival, overcast after 15.00, north westerly wind

Methodology:

collect samples for pigments.

work on samples in laboratory and make pigments.

Tools used:

none recorded.

Samples to laboratory:

3 x bunch of burdock from lower pathway near amphitheatre

15 x heads from ash tree in woods at east side, half way up path.

1 x bunch of grass from the summit.

18 x dandelion heads from north face.

2 x cuttings of fir tree by wooden platform.

12 x red berries from west face of alp.

3 x bunches of thistle from north west face

1 x dead branch of pussy willow.

1 x umbrella

1 x bone

Human occupation off alp site:

none recorded.

Human occupation on alp site:

14.35 two young boys climbing south face to summit

15.15 solitary man at summit.

15.35 young boys (12) not in school uniform on east eating, a police car with sirens passes, they all duck and try and make themselves small.

16.15 three teenage girls in school uniform walk from summit to derelict platform, struggling against the wind.

Non human occupation on site:

none recorded.

Ambient sounds:

no new sounds recorded.

Ambient smells:

as before

Remarks:

chicken bones from wooden platform area, noted on the 22.02.08 have gone.

find a piece of sculpture in the trees to the left of path at east of alp, made from twigs, bound with string with a dummy attached to it.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory images:

none recorded

2008-03-07T15:50:00.004Z

Date: Friday 22.02.08

Time: 09.00-17.00

Weather: overcast, cold with north westerly wind, patchwork sky.

Methodology:

worked on samples in laboratory. Cast some found objects.

Tools used:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory:

1 x chicken bone

1 x white shawl/baby blanket

1 x white carrier bag containing eight pornographic magazines left between yesterday and today at the south fence gap

Human occupation off alp site:

16.30 group of three girls and one boy from group observed at 15.55 on alp, enter retail site for snacks at woolworths cafe

Human occupation on alp site:

13.50 man at summit descends via wooden platform

14.15 two adults and three children ascend to summit from wooden platform

14.15 two boys and two girls at summit, sitting and then lying, exchange words with family group.

15.10 four young men on wooden platform eating and drinking.

15.25 four young men from 15.10 ascend from wooden platform stand aside as the group of two boys and two girls descend: no exchange.

15.29 previous four young men descend via wooden platform to concrete plateau.

15.55 seven young including twoo boys and three girls at summit, photograph each other.

15.55 three young boys go through fence at the south base after seeing group at the summit and ascend the south face.

17.00 three young women descend from the summit via south face steps then across to the west and hang out, descend to amphitheatre and then go back to the summit.

17.05 a solitary man at summit.

Non human occupation on site:

none recorded.

Ambient sounds:

as before. no new sounds recorded.

Ambient smells:

13.00 sewage

Remarks:

no new rubbish on the summit.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

2008-03-07T13:51:00.011Z

Date: Thursday 21.02.08

Time: 10.00-17.30

Weather: Overcast, cold, very windy. Starts raining at 16.45

Methodology:

soil and ground observations on alp. work on sample in laboratory

Tools used:

none

Samples to laboratory:

1 x cd titled "bhangra beats 2002" with the following contents (spelling as on track listing):

50 cent- 21 questions (accapella).mp3

50 cent- candy shop (instrumental).mp3

50 cent- get rich or die tryin'-21 questions.mp3

50 cent- the massacre-hate it or love it(remix) feat g.mp3

50 cent- wangsta (instrumental).mp3

50 cent and g unit feat joe- sickamore- watch me do me is.mp3

50 cent feat olivia and marques houston.mp3

50 cent feat young buck- dj whoo kid king of new york.wma

50 pence- chris moyles-she's dyslexic.mp3

50 pence- get rich or claim benefit-in da pub.mp3

abhijeet, alka yagnik- raaz- tum agar amne.mp3

accapella- eminem unreleased-superman.mp3

accapella-notorious big-biggie.mp3

accapella- the game and 50 cent.mp3

adnam sami- lucky-no time for love.mp3

atif aslam- zeher- woh lamhe (remix).mp3

baby bash feat akon- baby i'm back (cds).mp3

baby bash ft akon- i'm back 2.mp3

bad azz 2 pac-ghetto star.mp3

baddiel and skinner- three lions (footballs coming home).mp3

bally sagoo feat rishi rich- naiyon dil lagda (remix).mp3

bases25gramos - 25grsinconcert-track09.mp3

beanie man- everyone falls in love sometime.mp3

beanie man feat chevelle- dancehall queen (mix).mp3

beyonce feat missy elliot, free and mc lyte- fighting temptation.mp3

bhagge re mann.mp3

big l 2pac and jay z- bad boys 4 life.mp3

bollywood riddim-beenie man- my neck my back.mp3

bounty killa- lean back riddim remix.mp3

bounty killer- reggae gold 2002- killa is ah killa (mix).mp3

bounty killer- reggae gold 2002- killa is ah killa (mix 2).mp3

bounty killer feat c franklyn- dancehall queen. mp3

brandy and monica- never say never- the boy is mine.mp3

fya feat ward 21 and taz- ride da riddims (summer select - to).mp3

game- big t and doc present instrumen- hate it or love it ft.mp3

game- big t and doc present instrumen- hate it or love it f2.mp3

game- instrumentals- this is how we do (instrumental).mp3

gogo- backyard band- everyone falls in love.mp3

gubi sandhu- sold my soul (desibeats net).mp3

gubi sandhu ft lightening mc and gi jatt- urban flavas 2 rd8.mp3

jay-z feat nas, eve and 2pac- murderer- remixes by damur- any.mp3

jon b with 2pac- cool relax- are you still down.mp3

juggy d- billo.mp3

kaal- kaal- tauba- tauba.mp3

kaal- taubatauba.mp3

kami k ft hunterz- the streets of bollywood- the streets o.mp3

khiza- djbanger@coolgoose.com munim545@hotmail.com- dheera.mp3

kumar sanu and alka yagnik- vijaypath- raah mein unse mulaka.mp3

kumar sanu, sadhana sargam- jurm- jab koi baat bigad jay m .mp3

l'il mo- 21 questions riddim- 21 answers (21 questions rem).mp3

lets enjoy- dhol wajda.mp3

lil kim feat twista- thug love- (promo cd)- thug love (dirt.mp3

lil zayne- none tonight.mp3

lucky-lucky- no time for love- jaan meri ja rah sanam.mp3

main hoon naa- main hoon na- chand mera dil.mp3

mario- turning point- how could you.mp3

mark morrison- horny.mp3

maxi priest- drop leaf riddim- (promo cd).mp3

michael jackson- history- they don't care about us.mp3

mohammad rafi- hum kisise kum nahi- chand mera dil.mp3

nas- street's disciple- just a moment feat quan.mp3

nelly- da derrrty versions the reinvention- ride wit me rem.mp3

old school reggae- old school reggae mix.mp3

outkast-roses vls- roses (instrumental).mp3

outandish- bread and barrels of water- peelo.mp3

p diddy feat faith evans- no way out- i'll be missin you.wma

p-money-feat akon-rewa crew de vu-keep on callin-rewacrew.mp3

paap-paap- man ki lagan.mp3

panjabi mc- everyone falls in love (remix).mp3

phir milenge-bollywood 2- yaad hai.mp3

puff daddy f r kelly- forever- satisfy you.mp3

punjabivirsa com- rishi rich- play back 2- o yaara dil la.mp3

raaz- music- nadeem shravan lyrics- sameer- tum agar saa.mp3

raghav- punjabi hit squad desi beats vol 1- teri baaton.mp3

rajesh patil- baby doll (hot one's)- ghar jayegi.mp3

rayza- http www ocremix org- street fighter 2 guile(rah.mp3

rdb- ambersariya-mac-g-.mp3

rdb- danger 3- nakharay valiay.mp3

rdb-sounds of the north- balle balle- house mix(bhangra.mp3

rdb- sounds of the north- balle balle.mp3

rdb- three-02-dil mera.mp3

rdb- title- din raat.mp3

rdb-urban flavas 2 - dil kush kardhay.mp3

rdb (ranjit mani)- desi beats vol 1- disc 2- put sardaran.mp3

reggae hip hop ragga mix av8.mp3

remix- everyone falls in love remix.mp3

rishi rich- bombay mix- ini kamoze.mp3

rishi rich and veronica metha-voices- mil gayi zindagi (r and b.mp3

rishi rich and veronica metha- voices- tere nal pyar (bhangr.mp3

rishi rich and veronica metha-voices tum ho meri sanson me. mp3

rishi rich and veronica metha- voiceswho can luv! (r and b mix.mp3

rishi rich ft juggy d- lajwaab 3- track 06.mp3

rishi rich ft sukhshinder shinda- bhangra- sohnyie(remix).mp3

rishi rich ft veronica and jay sean- one night (dil mera remi.mp3

rishi_rich_sounu nigham feat juggy d- balle balle (soundtrack.mp3

robert miles- children (dreams version).mp3

and the following porn files:

porn- pamela anderson and tommy lee- young violet has sex do.mpg

porn- chloe jones public anal sex- in the park- in the park.mpg

porn movie-anal sex rough sex- veron.mpg

and the following music video file:

music video 2pac- 2pac- tupac hit em up uncensored.mpg

and the following applications:

keygen.exe

atomix-atomix virtual dj 2 00 + crack + sample +sk.exe

1 x blue matter for testing

1 x tin of snails

2 x irish lotto slips: numbers 8, 12 ,44 £20.00 stake and numbers 28, 29, 34 £20.00 stake

1 x spoon

Human occupation off alp site:

15.00 man with dog and purpose noted the other day cycles past from the south east to south west with dog.

Human occupation on alp site:

12.05 solitary man stretching on summit. Photographs towards West Ham. He notices he is being watched and leaves instantly via ramp.

12.10 two girls appear over crest of summit, crouch down for a while and then photograph each other. exit via ramp at 12.30

13.00 lone man working out: boxing, lunging and stretching

13.20 same work out man sprints up from ramp to summit

15.35 man with small dog on lead ascends to summit from wooden platform entrance

Non human occupation on site:

three girls on horses, trotting around the alp boundary from south to west.

Ambient sounds:

as before.

11.00 ice cream van

11.30 digging/roadworks

Ambient smells:

13.00 sewage

Remarks:

no new rubbish at concrete plateau, rubbish layout from previous day disrupted by wind.

tissue at summit.

first signs of spring are noted and recorded (see images) contrast from the public west side of the alp where daffodils are in bloom to the stark pussy willow on the east side.

blue chemical matter noted on the face leading up to the viewing platform.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

none recorded

Samples to laboratory images:

Selected found audio:

2008-03-07T10:18:00.020Z

Date: Wednesday 20.02.08

Time: 15.00-17.45

Weather: Overcast and cold with intermittent sunshine

Methodology:

worked on samples in laboratory. Documented new rubbish collected from summit.

Rubbish inventory from summit:

3 x assorted lager cans

1 x coca-cola can

1 x fruit juice carton

4 x alcopop bottles (1 broken)

1 x packet of rizlas

3 x cigarette butts

1 x chicken takeaway box

3 x salt portions

2 x plastic bags

Tools used:

none

Samples to laboratory:

none taken

Human occupation off alp site:

15.20 three young men walking across bridge towards greenway

16.29 man on phone from 15.15 enters the retail park, still on phone and gets into a van.

Human occupation on alp site:

15.15 man talking on mobile phone by entrance to site next to wooden platform

15.45 same man walks along lower north path heading east still on phone, talking about a new headteacher.

16.00 three young women ascend from wooden platform, one asks for a light.

16.15 three young women, one with bike, ascend from wooden platform to summit

16.20 two young women walking along the base of the east fence scramble up slope towards amphitheatre , rejoin path on south face and ascend to summit.

16.30 all women have left the summit

17.30 two women on summit photographing themselves move to wooden platform

Non human occupation on site:

none noted

Ambient sounds:

same as those recorded before

Ambient smells:

13.00 sewage

Remarks:

No change to rubbish layout from previous day. Notice a skewbald horse pulling a racing buggy, exercising on land next to sainsbury's, north east of the alp.

Occupation images:

none recorded

Inventory images:

2008-03-06T16:36:00.006Z

Date: Tuesday 19.02.08

Time: 09.00-17.20

Weather: Overcast, misty, cold. Sun attempts to break out from 10.50. Sunny from 12.00

Methodology:

Collected and documented rubbish accumulated

on summit since Friday. Clear and collect 12 bags of rubbish from area around wooden platform, and sort.

Rubbish inventory from viewing platform:

21 x assorted plastic coca cola bottles

10 x plastic energy drink bottles

15 x assorted plastic fizzy drink bottles

12 x plastic water bottles

1 x unidentifiable green carton

4 x fruit juice cartons

9 x plastic cider bottles

37 x cigarette packets (18 illegal)

1 x blondie cd case (free with the daily star)

1 x 2Gb memory stick

37 x assorted bottle tops/caps

1 x 50ml pub measure

1 x lighter

5 x socks

1 x glove

1 x leggings

1 x jumper

1 x skipping rope

1 x samsung phone battery

2 x spoons

19 x forks

4 x drug bags

1 x homemade bong

8 x complete plastic beer holders

5 x red pieces of wire

2 x blue pieces of wire

2 x white pieces of wire

1 x green piece of wire

3 x o'keefe construction delivery notes

3 x durex wrappers

1 x metropolitan police safer neighbourhoods badge

Tools used:

none

Samples to laboratory:

1 x memory stick

1 x corroded pen knife

melted plastic

1 x glove

2 x job description printouts from job centre for two different types of soldiering

3 x o'keefe construction delivery notes to Beckton snow world

1 x tin of snails

1 x blondie cd sleeve

37 x assorted bottle tops/caps

1 x 50ml pub measure

1 x metropolitan police safer neighbourhood badge

Human occupation off alp site:

none noted

Human occupation on alp site:

12.40 boy and girl at summit

12.50 late 20's male at summit, hands on hips, lo

oking over towards West Ham

13.00 two boys and one girl at summit walk down towards wooden platform, spread out blanket and stay until 14.30

14.20 group of about 11-12 boys and girls at summit

14.45 two girls still

at summit exit via south-west

14.50 two boys chased by two others begin to ascend from west, see they are being observed and turn back. Th

e second pair enter through the wooden platform, one has arm bandaged, walk to summit, engaged in conversation, they descend to amphitheatre

16.40 two girls appear from the north face, crouch down to

pick something up from ground. One girl holds up the object for the other to photograph. Leave at 17.00 via platform.

16.55 two bo

ys and two girls (14/15 yrs old) walk across summit to exit via viewing platform, stop on path for chat and look out towards West Ham

17.20 group of three teenagers at viewing pla

tform, look like a group of bats.

Non human occupation on site:

large fox crossing from corner of scaffold yard near bridge towards Alp, returns and runs

back towards greenway

various tits in brambles at north east lower slopes

2 x magpies

seagulls

Ambient sounds:

same as those recorded before

children shouting

Ambient smells:

13.00 sewage

Remarks:

ask the two boys from 14.20 if they know Kingsford Community school and can identify it, they point out th

e location, "yeah, we go there", confirm that they know K_____ U_____, whose memory stick was previou

sly found on the alp and that they would let him know that it will be in the portacabin. They deny that they had been chasing the tow other boys and claim it is their first visit.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

Found project on K____ U____ memory stick on monobrows:

2008-03-02T10:11:00.004Z

Date: Friday 15.02.08

Time: 09.45-17.00

Weather: Sunny

Methodology:

Observations and sorted and laid out selected rubbish (from viewing platform area). Review of methodology. Extracted soil samples from selected rubbish samples taken from the summit.

Rubbish inventory from summit:

2 x glass lambrini bottles

6 x completed assorted beer bottles

2 x broken beer bottles

2 x alcopops

1 x half bottle of vodka

6 x assorted plastic cider bottles

23 x fizzy plastic drinks bottles

9 x energy drink bottles

14 x water bottles

9 x fruit juice bottles

6 x milk and yoghurt drinks

4 x assorted converted bottles (drug paraphernalia)

41 x assorted cups

Tools used:

1 x broom

Samples to laboratory:

none taken

Human occupation off alp site:

none noted

Human occupation on alp site:

14.00 two boys in school uniform walk from summit down path towards the east, stop and look in bushes.

14.20 solitary young man with camera and large bag at summit, looks out over towards east ham, takes photographs and leaves at 14.30

14.55 two teenage asian boys, both in uniform but obscured by coats head down the path from north to east, chatting.

15.00 solitary man, mid-twenties, doing stretching on the summit. Runs down towards derelict viewing platform to exit at 3.15

Non human occupation on site:

none noted

Ambient sounds:

same as those recorded before

Ambient smells:

13.00 sewage and bonfire from industrial estate.

Remarks:

tin cans from previous day's layout have been disturbed.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

2008-02-24T11:28:00.005Z

Date: Wednesday 13.02.08

Time: 09.45-17.00

Weather: Sunny

Methodology: complete rubbish removal (see diagram) and layout rubbish by type, total of each as follows:

300 lager cans

19 cider cans

46 soft drink cans

7 paint aerosol cans

3 deodorant and unidentified aerosols

2 lighter fuel aerosols

9 firework remains

1 tin adapted as crack pipe

1 plastic bottle adapted as bong

4 gloves

1 sock

1 tie

8 intact plastic beer can holders

6 corks

10 cigarette packets

1 pen

1 pencil

1 condom

3 straws

2 light bulbs

22 plastic firework lids

2 plastic tubes

Tools used:

1 x spade

Samples to laboratory:

2 x gloves

1 x wooden spoon

2 x washing up liquid caps

20 x plastic bottle tops

1 x tie

1 x can

3 x straws

1 x lighter

1 x piece green plastic

24 x metal bottle tops

1 x cork

4 x plastic beer can holders

4 x plastic firework lids

1 x coat hanger

3 x plastic forks

2 x plastic tubes

1 x scarf

1 x nest

1 x grolsch bottle stopper

assorted sticks

Human occupation off alp site:

08.45 two police officers walk from retail park around southeast edge of alp

Human occupation on alp site:

09.10 two boys and two girls in school uniform at summit looking south, 09.20 throwing stones towards concrete plateau, descend slowly, play fighting with sticks via amphitheatre up to wooden platform and then reappear in retail park and enter JD sports

10.45 startle solitary young man J____ at summit, engage in conversation, he joins in with rubbish clearing leaving at 12.00

12.15 three boys in school uniform on wooden platform

12.20 solitary dutch artist climbs from wooden platform to concrete plateau, he is lost looking for disused gasworks, engages in conversation "what is this place" stays for duration of cigarette, given directions to the gasworks goes for an explore over the summit and then leaves the site at 12.40

14.30 solitary man with dog on lead

15.15 young man with camera crouching below concrete plateau in the bushes

15.20 three boys and one girl scramble up steep bank at base of alp into amphitheatre area

Non human occupation on site:

2 x dogs on leads

Ambient sounds:

same as those recorded before

Ambient smells:

13.00 sewage and bonfire from industrial estate.

Remarks:

total of 17 bags of rubbish collected.

J____ comes here every day, he can see his mother's kitchen window from the summit, sense of ownership displayed in irritation at the litter and particularly flytippers, in the past J___ and his friends brought a bin to the summit, taken from elsewhere in the borough.

He describes and active social scene, particularly after dark, there are four distinct territories for four different groups: summit and east face are the aces from Newham, wooden platform is the Beckton group who he thinks are responsible for a popular local pirate radio station (not on the alp), concrete plateau is the Goosely park group and the lower amphitheatre area is a group from forest gate. All these groups peacefully coexist. A light was installed on a lamp post that would be activated by the police to observe the alp and try and clear them off. This has been torn down and lies derelict next to the concrete plateau. CCTV cameras were also torn down.

Occupation images:

Inventory images:

2008-02-20T23:42:00.007Z

Date: Tuesday 12.02.08

Time: 09.15-17.20

Weather: Foggy clearing to sun by 12.20

Methodology: observation and clear rubbish from designated are (see diagram) Sort rubbish by type, cans, bottles, wrappers, paper, clothes, fireworks and miscellaneous. Present project at Beckton Globe to over 50's reading club and arrange return date for presentation March 11th.

Tools used:

1 x good broom

1 x inefficient broom

Samples to laboratory:

1 x religious pamphlet and scripture notes from retail park bushes

Human occupation on alp site:

12.15 two boys in school uniform scramble from ampitheatre to derelict wooden platform.

12.30 four women approach from derelict platform to summit. Look across to Barking and West Ham, stay for three minutes and then descend.

14.10 one lone woman walks across the summit.

14.30 four well dressed mid twenties males taking photographs of each other at summit and practice martial arts, with wooden stick hitting, exit via wooden platform at 15.00.

15.00 chanting man from previous day pacing the summit.

15.20 four boys in school uniform ascend the summit from west carrying sticks descend via south face and settle in ampitheatre.

Non human occupation on site:

seagulls circling summit

snails observed in collected rubbish

4 x wood pigeons

2 x magpies

Ambient sounds:

on ascent: lorries hurtling down alpine way, hum of traffic on the A13, aeroplanes from city airport, clattering from industrial park, metal on metal like bells chiming.

at summit: the sound of aeroplanes and bird song prevail, reversing beeps of lorries and "comedy" hgv horn.

Ambient smells:

13.00 sewage and bonfire from industrial estate.

Remarks:

all visitors so far have entered the alp site from the west, via the derelict viewing platform or up the slope, no verbal communication between ourselves and occupants which seems strange as no "ramblers code" is adhered to as is in other landscapes.

Occupation images:

2008-02-20T22:45:00.005Z

Date: Monday 11.02.08

Time: 12.05-17.10

Weather: Foggy clearing to sun by midday

12.10 heating unit delivered

14.30 generator delivered

Methodology: observation of site in terms of human presence. Constructed 1:10 scale model of portacabin for museum design development.

Tools used:

none

Samples to laboratory:

2 x pieces of broken circuit board

1 x piece of broken pottery

1 x piece of yellow plastic

Human occupation on retail site:

13.20 security manager comes to portacabin, remarks on presence of young people "running wild", stays for one cigarette.

Human occupation on alp site:

12.30 small group of young people at peak, split into two groups: one at summit, one at wooden viewing platform, dwell time one hour.

14.00 three young men and a pram at summit, photogrpahing each other and drinking.

14.00 one older man sitting and chanting.

14.20 three school children carrying sticks and a violin case walk below summit from east to west.

15.30 two older children not in uniform at wooden platform, leave at 16.12

16.00 8-9 children in school uniform at amphitheatre, some carrying sticks, kicking things idly.

Non human occupation on site:

none recorded

Ambient sounds:

from industrial park, a sound that is either a vehicle reversing warning or a bird alarm call.

Ambient smells:

13.00 sewage

Remarks:

leave site at 17.10. Katherine walks to West Ham along Greenway: time to platform, one hour.

Images of samples:

2008-02-20T17:11:00.010Z

Date: Friday 08.02.08

Time: 10.30-17.00

Weather: sunny

10.00 arrive on retail park site

13.00 portacabin installed

available resources from retail outlets established and met key personnel, the on site security team and manager of woolworths.

Methodology: observation of site

Tools used:

none

Samples collected:

none

Human occupation on site:

11.30 4-5 children in school uniform using the alp as a route from west to southeast

14.30 8-9 children in school uniform in amphitheatre area

Non human occupation on site:

none recorded

Ambient sounds:

none recorded

Ambient smells:

none recorded

Remarks:

none recorded