An interesting class. Breaking us out of our groups into others for at least a small part of the studio was a nice refresher and talking to new faces is always a plus (participation +10 points). Adrian’s rants/spiels/musings on the future of our practice are always of great interest, his confidence in presentation an enrapturing listen. Points about broadcast TV, monument/industrial vs post-industrial/post-monument eras, old models vs new models are, as Adrian agrees, exciting, and being on the brink of this new wave is certainly a cool experience, and considering I never really wanted to come out of this course operating a camera in a studio it’s kind of a relief.

Presentation of work has always been a nerve-wracking activity for me but the feedback was favourable and definitely of help to unraveling the ideas of the next essay. Seeing everyone else’s work up on the screen was comforting and it’s evident from this work that we have all learned from our previous work. What’s next is to go even further than this, as Adrian noted; more specific, finer tuned, greater attention. Learn to paint, not just to compose.

The German work is again wonderful and inspires me to replicate their technical genius.

PS: Lana Del Rey and The Weeknd have a new song.