Writing with the senses

Wednesday 9th October – Group tutorials

In a group of five with only one tutor this was a key opportunity to get a more personal grasp on where I want my essay to go. We discussed the broader aspects of constellation, such as the simplistic idea of philosophical meanings to where one thing or an object is never just as it seems. This idea links back to the theory that everything is never pure as everything always has an interpretation.

We moved on to discuss the ways in which we can move forward on our own. The tutor has a great way of describing a dinner party with 12 people and myself being the host. As the host can only take a conversation so far our job is to listen and investigate the hot topics that arise in conversations. This should build a mood, themes and a narrative which is supported by the statements investigated. The tutor was clear that although he wanted others theories, his main focus was our opinions. As the name of this years constellation was critique he wanted us to make judgements – or our interpretations – backed up with those hot topics of references.

Next we discussed how we go about finding these 12 sources. This could be through artists and their work, ted talks and school of life websites or met search with a main idea. We all wanted to find things that link to our own practise that led me to think about design spaces that are out in public which uses more senses than just the sight. An example would be an outside exhibition space with sounds or an advert with sound. The idea of a store front and how they attract people in, such as the sweetie store that puffs out flavoured fog to entice people in.