Otherworlds: geographical explorations

For an opportunity to explore the geography of the world from alternative perspectives, unusual angles and perhaps slightly obscure viewpoints step on board...

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

I'm down there somewhere...

I certainly enjoyed the fresh air during this morning's little adventure - I'm kind of sorry now I didn't have the chance to lie on the concrete myself and walk away with leaves stuck to the back of my head. But then again, it may not have looked very professional to turn up to take my next tutorial in that state. Students do pay fees after all and no doubt expect a certain standard from the staff...

Michael has set you the challenge of mapping your body onto a map of campus, and then walking your body, thereby exploring the spaces of campus you may not know. How you document your walk is entirely up to you - you may take photos, sniff the air or navigate the aural landscape. You may visit places of the body you have issues with, like a bad back, wobbly thighs or the fingers you hold cigarettes with.

What do you find there?

Wherever you go, and whatever you find, you must eventually produce a map for us - a piece of art - documenting your body in campus. Watch this space for deadlines. Michael will be posting shortly...

And think about what you left behind this morning. I've watched people walk carefully around those empty spaces representing the placement of your body. They're just lines on the pavement - why walk around them...? Others have added to them. Will you walk these bits too...?



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