Day Two: Field Trip. Task #1

On the second day of this project we went on a class field trip to the nearby woods. 

Here we were set four tasks to complete in order for us to engage with our senses as a exercise to help us engage with the project. (see sketch book for task instructions and notes on response)

Task One: learning to perceive.

"exploring the difference between looking and seeing, between listening and hearing, and touching and feeling..."

I took pictures of the spot where I went to sit for 15 minutes as an account so I could remember it, I took them from different angles to get all perspectives of the place and to help communicate the feelings I got from the space. I also slightly edited the photos to give them more of a magical feel as this is one of the feelings I felt from this first experience. See these below:

This final image, I found it important for me to interact with the environmental as well (especially as media art is very interactive)  found a piece of part that had a natural hole cut out of it and decided to use it as a view point. It is not as clear in the image but when doing this I was able to focus on a few leaves which were a much brighter green than the others due to the lighting, and was able to see the fine details, even though it was int he distance, through the use of this view finder.

We were asked to record our thoughts, feelings, and note down our senses at the end of the 15 minutes of sitting and taking note of the surroundings. Whilst on the field trip it rained quite heavily and the noise of the rain drops hitting against the leaves inspired me as sound art. I found the noises quite magical, and  even though I was alone in the woods I felt relaxed.

As well as photographs and sounds I recorded my feelings through words and sketches (see sketchbook)