Daily Archives: 20th Feb 2020

My theme for the project progressed from being about memory the focusing on the reliability and authenticity of memories. I focused on the 3 stages in which we take in and digest information. The sound work I originally produced at the beginning of the project I felt like was veering away from the theme of memory to much so to bring it back I included me telling the memory over the door and window stuff I was working on beforehand. I began by thing of memory’s and attaching imagery of the homes and houses as my research developed a lot around the idea of  creating a memory palace and for this you need somewhere which you are familiar with – home. I focused on these images of doors, windows and the basic house structure; like something you would draw as a child. I think keeping the simplicity of just having lines made my insula responses easier to understand and connected with more people in crits. I used tape and pen to create these images as it was quick and got the basics of what I wanted to show without going into too much detail. Using the tape, I could also but the door and window anywhere- in college, at home, outside. I also started experimenting with sound after looking at the work of samson young. I experimented with recognisable sounds and slamming of doors and windows. This was as quick and easy to transfer and edit just using apps and my phone it was also exciting as I had never messed around with anything like that before. I could have considered the final piece a bit more as ideally I would have liked it to be a performance piece of me telling the viewer a memory form one side of a door. I think just having the audio play from my phone was a bit clumsy looking and I could have presented it better. My time management could have been better as I could have played around with using video and experimented more with what the memory was and how it was delivered to the audience. I would have focused more on the memory I was reciting and the mood and tone which I was delivered with, also played around more with audience and not just played it to people I know but maybe strangers as well.