My project was a slightly personal one, involving two important aspects of my life. My word was expressive and my job was to display and “express” this word while incorporating “the line.” I looked deep into the idea that excessive is an export of voice in an way shape or form. Given the fact that [...]
Expressive On The Line
EXPRESSIVE I chose to walk the line and record expressive feelings and sight in my sketchbook.
Expressive
expressive |ikˈspresiv|adjective effectively conveying thought or feeling. • [ predic. ] (expressive of) conveying (the specified quality or idea): the spires are expressive of religious aspiration. DERIVATIVES -expressively adverb, expressiveness noun, expressivity |ˌekspreˈsivitē|noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘tending to press out’): from French expressif, -ive or medieval Latinexpressivus, from exprimere ‘press out’ (see express3). Compare with express1.
Experiment #56
THOUGHT EXPERIMENT I decided to walk the line and conduct interesting and imaginative questions as i walked. -What would things look like from above, perhaps in a helicopter, or just flying? -How different would this path look if the trees were yellow and the leaves were purple? -What would society look like if everyone walked [...]
Exploration #16
SURVEY I created a survey on do you like cold weather and asked people on the line as i walked. (((ON A COLD DAY)))
Exploration #22
I sat on a bench on the line and observed people making quick sketches that interested me.
Exploration #40
ALTERED STATES I decided to walk the line in a unique way. I chose to close one eye and proceed on my path through the line. When i did this i noticed it was incredibly hard to understand the true distance objects were from me. It wasn’t too hard just walking on a path, but [...]
Exploration #48
FINDER EXPLORATION Larger images cropped down and sketched from the line..
Exploration #49
FOUND WORDS While walking the line i came across some different conversations and recorded them.
Exploration #50
FOUND SMELLS 1. Cigarette smoke 2. Rain 3. Dead worms 4. Fried chicken 5. Skunk 6. Car exhaust 7. Bark 8. Freshly cut grass 9. Terra Cotta Coffee 10. Mud
