Week #2
For this week exercise was something I never experienced before. I think I tried like 4 different places and two times I had to do something and the other two It was hard for me to sit still lol. I think I found it challenging because I’m always moving with working two jobs, training for track, and doing school. If this task was given to me during the heavy hit when covid stopped everything I think It would have been easier. The fifth time I tried to sit for an hour, I needed to be somewhere with the noise of some sort so I decided to sit by the bus stop. This was quite interesting because the environment around me wanted to interact(bus driver stopped, thinking I was trying to get on the bus, while I just decided to sit still and observe.
As time went by I felt more relaxed as if I belong there and the world was mine to view and observe not the other way around. Even with the noise as I got more comfortable all of a sudden the surroundings didn’t matter to me and I felt like I was consumed with my thoughts and started thinking clearly. This exercise was something I never thought I would experience.
Tyler:
W1:
Notes on Sol Lewitt, Yoko Ono, Nauman complete and evidence of curiosity and engagement with material.
Kilometre image and description – seems related to conceptual practice, I like how you measured the kilometre using track/running and something you already do – measure this distance with the body. I like how you tracked each 100 metres with documentation. And sorry about your ankle!
W2: Image of Abramovic/Stillness gesture, and description complete and a good idea, I appreciate you made yourself uncomfortable/challenged to create tension, and meaning in the work, and reflecting on all the discomfort, moments of failure, and struggle – but I need to see evidence too that you watched the film and really go into and understood the ideas in Abramovic’s works. Could use more references to show you watched and understood it.
W3: 6 conceptual sentences are complete and sometimes get the idea – to write the simple formula for actions in each piece, as opposed to broader themes. Defenestration image and description missing.
W4: Notes on Adad’s work missing, and Distancing video portrait missing.
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