Monday, September 15, 2008

Wanderings and Drawrings

I've been exploring the energy of the site- spending time walking the site, seeking to sense what sacred places hide underneath the soggy turf and asphalt... and it's been revealing- just walking along all of a sudden I'll get the sense of something profound- it's like there are energy points within that landscape. Tabb talks about how a sacred space can be tread upon without being entered, that there are places that are simply unobserved that have great significance. Maybe I'll be able to articulate some of those places in this design...



These correspond to the diagram on the last image in this entry- various points I stopped and noticed something...



I've been watching a series called Art:21 that PBS did a few years back- exploring different artist's processes and thoughts about their work. It's been SO good. Almost like a re-connecting with an earlier way of thinking and being... it does seem like the people who have the most refined sense of space and material are artists- I mean, think about James Turrell---- holy moly. His understanding of light and human perception is stunning, and it manifests itself in physical-spiritual-spatial terms. It's going to be really important in my own processes to continue to intentionally engage the creative.



drawing, drawing, drawing.... do it!
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2 comments:

PLangford said...

Ben,it's so exciting to see your thoughts and work! How thankful I am that your past explorations of other people's musings and discoveries are making an impact on your own. Press on and keep sharing.

d said...

Yeah, walking in a place. Have you tried walking barefoot there? I've found it really makes such a difference for me—forces me to be conscious of the ground in a different way which seems to open up other connections. (You'll have to be prepared for some fun looks in the middle of town though!)