Vision ~ Week 1 Walk 2 Assignment

WALK 2 - VISION

On your second walk we will focus on the sense of sight. Take extra time to observe the things around you as you walk, especially things you might otherwise miss. Consider adjusting the pace of your walking, especially slowing down and taking pauses along your way. How does this change the way you experience the walk?

WEEK 1 CREATIVE EXERCISES

 

Informed by this week’s first mindfulness walk revisit the same path and take photographs of anything that stood out to you on that walk try to make 10-20 photographs 

 

On this week’s first walk were there any things you noticed as repeating or reoccuring? Maybe you noticed a particular architectural detail on multiple buildings, a particular type of plant, a particular type of garbage on the street etc. Try making a short photographic series of these elements (10-20 photos)

 

Choose one thing or scene from your walk to make into a drawing - I especially encourage you to try this if drawing is not your primary medium. Ideally your drawing should be made in the field, if that is not possible you may take a photograph to draw from. It can be any subject of your choosing - a single object large or small, a detail of a larger scene or a full landscape. The point of this exercise is not to execute a technically well-executed drawing but to engage in deep, detailed observation of your subject - what details do you notice? How does light play in the scene or on the object? What else do you notice?

 

Select one object from your walk to photograph - I especially encourage you to try this if photography is not your primary medium. Make 20 photos of the object. Vary the following:
Angle of view (are you viewing the object from above, below, eye level?)
Shot length / Proximity to subject (i.e. what percentage of the frame does the object fill?)\
Revisit at another time of day or in different weather to see how light has changed

 

At the beginning of your walk set a timer for 1 minute intervals. Take a photo once per minute of whatever you observe in your surroundings. Do this for 15-30 minutes. 

 

Create a visual map of your route. What are some important aspects of the walk that you want to include? Feel free to be very expansive about what constitutes a map. Also consider making an outline for a map that you will add things to each week.

 

If there is an object you can safely pick up and take home with you consider using this object as media for an artwork or inspiration for an artwork

 

Choose ONE (or more if you wish)

Due to blog by Saturday 2pm EST

Post the results of whichever creative exercise you chose (please indicate which one) to your blog as a separate entry. 

OPTIONAL: If you like you may also include 100-250 words in your post reflecting on your experience executing this week's creative exercise. How did doing this creative exercise change your walk or the way you thought about your walk (if it did)? Did anything surprise you? Did you struggle with anything / was any part of it particularly difficult?

[My Response]

I chose to attempt the first exercise, and did not end up being able to gather the required number, atleast with the focus on elements of the first walk, although I may have misunderstood that part. The vertical shadows on the wall were now gone. I have a hope of work on a drawing to compensate and putting it up soon.