all in all, i think my first springboard dive into the pool of lingering was a success more or less, though in many ways there is a lot more to be learnt, as with any process, but i am pretty pleased. my noticing experiment in lingering was one that was trying to explore lingering in a way that deals with basking and absorbing moments, to try contextualise them and understand them. I think my experiment responds to the prompt quite well in the sense that the recipe created considers all bounds suggested. however, it is worth mentioning that as my work pivoted from being one particular thing to then becoming something else, all the facets which i was considering to explore have been in a way diluted as my work was now a lingering work surrounding the element of water a lot more. i think as such it diverts from the recipe an amount but i think it is still inspired by it.

what did i learn about noticing

i think this project helped me understand further that it is not as difficult to notice as it is the mark elements, because the time i could spend noticing something, i could then spend lamenting that my audiovisual devices are not readily available for me to use. though something can really be said here that i should make this occurrence less of a reality.

what did i learn about non-fiction

my understanding of non-fiction continues to get better as the semester progresses as i happen upon contextualising non-fiction work more in my creative process as well as my highlighting other works that lends towards non-fiction work as i notice it. what occurred to me more this assignment is non-fiction can be in a way “fictitious”, a work can create a creative landscape that is not “authentic”, like the layering shots of water, it is representing non-fiction in a fictitious and non-existent manner, in a way? this is to say that the line can be blurred.

refining into a larger scale project?

i think if i’m going to explore water more in lingering, it would be a waste for me not to also explore lingering with another part of nature, in places where you can go on hikes, and the like. in terms of finding a way to expand on water lingering as well as an exploration of how i can add juxtaposition more into my assignment and into lingering, i think that this is the next logical step, and i’m quite looking forward to exploring as much. it will also prove to be a great excuse to get some vitamin d, i think.