Monday, 14 October 2013

Fine Art: Brief part 1: Hour long walk.

 Our Brief for the week was made up of different two different sections,
Firstly we were challenged to take an hour long walk. To prepare for this walk I drew up a mind map in my sketchbook and played with possible ideas of what I wanted to achieve.


I decided I would walk through town for this task, as I wanted to focus mainly on people, conversation, population and effect. In terms of outcome I only have a few bits to show you, as much of it is observational writings (recording conversation, sound, smells, sights etc...) but I did take a few pictures along the way.




"Can you send me Alex's number? I think I left my bank card at his..."


Subway:
Very loud and animated, smelt of plastic/toasting bread. A baby crying, lots of people working because of large queue/demand. Man in front orders foot-long chicken tikka on white bread, and a woman pretends to have a child to cover up that the child's meal is for her.


"Cashier no.4 please
-Hi, how can I help you?
Cashier no.7 please
-Rubin goes to put money in bank
Cashier no.3 please..."


 

Looking at the effect the weather had on (usually) largely populated areas.
All parks deserted.

I also visited this exhibition at the millennium galleries, I found it to be particularly relevant to my task and very atmospheric. Later, reflecting on the walk I realized how interesting the day had been, and how much more I had noticed about places and people by focusing on smaller things like sound. I was happy with the information, but was disappointed by the lack of rubbish in the town centre!




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