ONEDOTZERO_CASCADE’10
I have somewhat neglected the importance of blogging recently, but I feel as though I should make an active effort to regain that momentum.
I can allow the inspiration to re-begin the blog since being lucky enough to be part of this year’s cascade project hosted by onedotzero.
For those who haven’t heard of it just take a look at onedotzero.com.
The workshop has given me the opportunity to re-establish my practice within the context of collaboration and attempt to bring something positive to a group of creative practitioners who all excel within their own fields.
I am finding this experience, day one down-several to go, really challenging but crucially important. I think I had underestimated the comfort and quiet complacency which soon arrives after leaving University, [if you move home, out of your creative sphere] where by the sudden reduction of challenge to your work allows you, perhaps blindly, to work away-somewhat with your back turned to the outside world.
What’s also especially challenging is not merely justifying your concepts or viewpoints to a group of relative strangers, but people who perhaps have no experience of the discipline in which you are trained and vice versa.
I believe this week is going to be a huge challenge in communication, diplomacy and to some degree, a political challenge.
“This year’s onedotzero_adventuresin motion theme takes a Utopian approach. In the past mankind’s visions of the future were largely optimistic, full of bright new ideas and technology benefiting social harmony. Now however, a decade into the 21st century, we find there is a propensity for doom and gloom. onedotzero wants you use the theme of utopia to bring a sense of adventure, hope and positivity about our future world to this years cascade project and the festival”
So feel free to follow the progress of our creative process at http://isthisthegrayarea.blogspot.com
