Week 8

Week 8

It turns out that due to my absence i have been removed from my group along with two others Ellie and Jason and its three weeks till the final performance....

.....YIPES!

So we sat down as a new group and instead of accepting our apparent fate as failures we began brainstorming

''So what will we do?''
''i don't know, this is terrible''
''something in Stratford''
''TRAINS''
''Yes! trains that's great''
''but what are these trains doing in relation to Stratford?''
''the Olympics''
''this is gunna be a long day''

this is an actual conversation between me Jason and Ellie and it shows just how effective brainstorming at 10am is to students.

Nevertheless we persevered and we eventually came up with the idea to investigate the effect that the Olympics had on the social behavior of the people in London, focusing on Stratford and the transport lines that pass through it.

we decided that we would do this by asking people on the tube what they thought of the underground/Stratford prior or after the Olympics ad then what they thought during the build up and latter stages of the hype.

So with this idea set in stone we went out to record our interviews...
we got on the first tube at Stratford and immediately noticed that no one was looking approachable but we still went ahead and tried to interview someone who blanked us and made us feel a bit embarrassed at being turned down for conversation n the tube.

We decided a different tactic was in order, we needed to find an ideal 'type' of person to inteview so we made a checklist of no no's (non-ideal people to interview).

no headphones
no newspaper
not on the tube (can be on the platform)
not with sad face

after narrowing our search terms we started to have some success and it looked like we could actually do it and we began to have hope for our project

Feedback 

We came back to the lecture room after gathering some of the audio and pics and told Claire about our idea and what we were proposing for our final performance, the main point that Claire made was that it would be a good idea to take the class on the underground for the performance to make it more involving and whilst that was a great idea we are very worried about the time we have to do everything starting so late.
We are now thinking about doing it in the form of a video of our travels and the tasks we faced just getting people to talk to each other.

Research 

BBC Story on Olympic Fever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfiD5AJbUWk

And here's some Olympic propaganda that referred to the tube which i think gave the tube an Olympic feel.

 

Week 7

Week 7

I was absent from class today, i haven't been able to get in touch with anyone from my group but i am staying on top of the readings so as not to fall behind.

Rebellato, D (2009) Theatre & Globalisation, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp.1-18 

Rebellato begins by stating that globalization (of which he breaks down into 5 different sections of; Consciousnesses Culture, Politics, Conflict and Money) can be explained as a happening as it is happening all constantly. Culturally we see globalization as different cultures from around the world merging together, this waters down the world’s culture. It can be said that globalization has something to do with the universal idea of belonging. The place of logic can be related to the sense of dislocation, wanting to belong to something. Rebellato also disputes that not all developments can be described nor ought be included as ‘globalization. He says that globalization is an economic phenomenon

Lippard, L.R. (1995) ‘Notes from a Recent Arrival’ in Doherty, C (2009) Situation – Documents of Contemporary Art, London and Massachusetts: Whitechapel & MIT Press pp.154-157

 In 'Notes from a Recent Arrival' Lucy Lippard examines the need for belonging in relevance to the art world. She states that the sensitivity to 'place' is vital in determining cultural and social surroundings. She discusses how that knowing the history and ethics of a place and culture; provides the individual with a sense of amazement and individuality of surroundings. Lippard says that she would like to see the arts should identify the history of their work, before producing a different perspective and reaching new audiences. Lippard blames societys lack of focus for its undernourished roots.


Research: David Lynch

One of my favorite artists is David Lynch. His work is something i admire for its ambiguous meanings, watching a Lynch film is an experience like no other because it doesn't have a specific meaning, his dream like surreal cinemascapes are like a workout for your imagination and ability to think critically and, like dreams it seems that everyone who watches his films finds their own meaning in it. Here is a link to a popular review website that will give you an idea of this - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/reviews
I find that this uncertain meaning brings a 'cult' or community status to a film (or a piece of art in any form) and would like to invoke discussion in all the art i make.