Today we spent class time sorting through the material we captured yesterday. I’m glad that we separated the production and post-production a day apart as it allowed me to approach the content with fresh and critical eyes. We gathered a great deal of material and it was difficult to narrow it down to the most effective few glimpses – we spent the entire three hours essentially condensing our findings to a suitable amount for submission. We arrived at each decision with a lot of discussion and eventually assessed the material based on how much it related to a sense of Place, Placeness or Placelessness.

I found working with Georgia and Daniel during this process to be really productive and enjoyable. I feel as though the assignment has thrived from each of our different perspectives and approaches to it, with each of us bringing slightly different aims and skillsets to the making of it. I’m thankful that our visions aligned at the beginning as it gave me the freedom to explore The Tote without worrying too much about whether or not it would co-mingle with Georgia or Daniel’s findings – I had faith that we shared a wavelength. I feel as though this process thusfar has been stress-free, which has opened my eyes to the fact that experimentation with solid foundations doesn’t need to be stressful and can in fact be exciting and playful. From looking at the material today it was confirmed for me that we were on the same wavelength, which has me excited to wrap this up and present next week.