critical analysis sam jones

critical analysis


what i aim for:

to explore routes of mine and other peoples

explore space

explore line drawings

explore walking and movement

explore physical and mental boundaries

mainly to not push a view point onto someone, but to spark thoughts about their daily routine and juxtaposed thoughts about spontaneousness. 

what i did:

'please draw a line behind you on your route' -very similar to my previous project i explored the same themes but with a different technique. previously  i used a series of of objects to spark conversation. this time i set up a series of participation/performance activities. exploring space, routes and movement. i set up a meter square and stood in it for a a long period of time. whilst standing there i was approached by people intreged with what i was doing, and therefore a conversation was sparked. i then asked the participant if they would use a chalk on a stick to trace where ever they were heading, when they wanted to leave the activity i asked if they could wright their initials on the pavement and drop the stick. (in the last project i would walk alongside the participant and document the path) this time they are documenting their path themselves making them ever so more much involved in the process simply by making marks on the pavement. by giving them an aim to play with their environment from A to B i hope to give them a step outside of what is normal for that particular route. by using chalk i have involved the mundane and hopefully provoked nostalgic feelings from childhood. 'please draw a line behind you on your route'

strengths:

i definitely feel like my confidence in involving myself in the public has grown. i also enjoy the human contact and feel like i give people a spontaneous conversation that people often lack on their daily routes. personally using activity pushes me into the public, it's totally different to releasing a questionnaire to find out things.

weaknesses:

lack of attendance. i feel i had repeated the process more i would have been able to explore different processes.