Further explore our territory individually, collecting 50 examples of visual documentation and 50 examples of non-visual documentation.

Visual Documentation

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Non-Visual Documentation

1. 16 people walked past me, an older couple, a professor?, and many students in groups and alone
2. The temperature was around 65°F at 11:30 AM
3. The temperature was around 58°F at 6:00 PM
4. The sound of the water in the creek dominates the surroundings
5. The remnants in the fire pit still smell a bit smokey
6. Someone ate chinese food by the holey rock and left a smiley bag with red sauce and some rice
7. Precious blue-green gemstones hide in the dirt
8. A disgruntled art student abandoned their work
9. An artist installed a sculpture in the creek
10. A frog hops into the water and sits still at the bottom
11. People in red vests investigate the area
12. Smell of grass and trees
13. Smell of garbage
14. Rocks full of really old creatures that now house other little living things
15. Years of hard water scaling piled on the rocks near a drain
16. Lots and lots of hidden dripping drains, at least 5
17. I sneezed
18. Cold wet grass
19. Crunchy leaves
20. Solid stones
21. Slippery stones
22. Off balance
23. Adventuring
24. Climbing up the slope of the creek walls
25. Rough bark
26. Is it natural or man made/sculpted?
27. Are the berries edible?
28. Their juice smells bad
29. Makes good ink/pigment
30. Many distinct layers and ages of leaves
31. Creepy tunnels
32. Leftovers from human interaction with the territory
33. Faint noise from cars
34. Careful of the water
35. Watching every step
36. Leaping to safe patches of rock/sand
37. Music from a student’s headphones
38. Thumping bass from a passing car
39. Curious glances
40. Separated from campus
41. Feelings of calm
42. Thoughtful, mindful space
43. Not a lot of foot traffic off the main sidewalk
44. Sounds of pedestrians walking past
45. Light chatter among friends
46. People walking in silence
47. Tension as people rush to get to classes on time
48. Memories of eating ramen at the picnic bench
49. Memories of a creek near my home, nostalgia
50. The territory contains memories of everyone who leaves a mark on it, graffiti, litter, art projects, shoe-prints, etc

Territory: The Creek and The Bandstand

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Parameters from Group: Untitled

Documentation:

• Leave your mark on your territory
• Sketchbook ideas, to create a visual
• Tangible experience of community, interact with people
• Process of stop motion performance and photographs
• Digital photos

Interaction:

• Take into consideration that this project is to be improved over many iterations
• Step out of comfort zone and talk with strangers
• Explore the effects of silence versus sound
• Interact with the outdoors
• Carry technology at all times

Restrictions:

• Meet with the group as a whole
• Find resources before it’s too late
• Always wear red vests
• Equal division of parts between group members

This Week’s Performances

Early Morning – (RE) Do It: using sketchbook ideas, taking digital photos, exploring the effects of silence and sound, taking multiple people with you to explore territory, always wearing red vests, and with equal division of parts between group members

Bridge – (RE) Do It: leaving your mark on your territory, taking digital photos, taking into consideration that this project is to be improved over many iterations, interacting with the outdoors, carrying technology at all times, finding resources before it’s too late, and taking multiple people with you when exploring territory

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Rocking the Market – (RE) Do It: experiencing the community, interacting with people, stepping out of comfort zones, always wearing the red vests, and interacting with the outdoors

Wandering Rock – (RE) Do It: using the process of stop motion performance, taking digital photographs, interacting with the outdoors, meeting with the group as a whole, and always wearing red vests

I Speak for the Trees – (RE) Do It: using sketchbook ideas, taking digital photos, interacting with the outdoors

Surprise?! – (RE) Do It: having a tangible experience of community, interacting with people, using the process of stop motion performance and photographs, stepping out of comfort zone, and talking with strangers

Reflection

I thought that our process ran a bit smoother than before. For me, it was easier to work with smaller numbers. We decided that instead of procrastinating on starting the project, we would brainstorm the project right after class. We discovered from other group meetings that meals were a good time to brainstorm and use our time more efficiently, so we met at Powell during dinner to discuss in depth how we were going to put our ideas in motion. When we did it this way, I felt more at ease with the process. I also felt that we had more room to be more thoughtful and effective with our ideas. We respected each idea that was presented by listening to it and adding on to it. After we had a basic plan, we decided to meet at our spot at around sunrise. We wanted to explore the transition of natural light throughout the day. For our performances, in the beginning, we took a more improvisational approach in performing our morning in a non-representational way. I liked the idea, because I thought that it was a good balance to the structure of our plan. I thought that with improvisational movement, we could sincerely reflect what we felt in the moment as artists at 6:00-7:00 in the morning. I like that it added spontaneity, something that we couldn’t have gotten if we planned out every single detail.

 

I woke up at 5:30am on Friday and went to go meet up with my group to film our performances for the week (see (RE) DO IT). It was interesting to take a mindful walk around campus in the early morning. I noticed a lot of little things on my way, I saw a skunk outside our suite and a deer wandering along the sidewalk. When I got to the location I sat down on a nearby bench and looked up at the sky. The clouds moved surprisingly fast. I really enjoyed my meditative walk, and although I was exhausted from waking up so early, the peace and serenity of the experience was worth it.

Time lapse of the clouds:

Our group, The Red Coats, was tasked with creating 3 images, a 3 minute video, a 3 minute audio clip, and a 3 minute group activity. These forms of documentation should involve our territory and a unifying theme. Our results are recorded in detail in the blogpost linked below:

Blogpost Link

What is the first thing you notice about each piece? What stands out the most?:

We got together as a group and decided our name, The Red Coats. We critiqued our Take Over More Territory project, and very closely looked at our top ten and top 5 pieces of documentation. The link to our full critique notes is below:

Blogpost Link

We evaluated our Take Over More Territory project and chose our top ten pieces of documentation. We then chose our top 5. The full post is linked below:

Blogpost Link

 

Sautéed pork, cooked with

soft noodles and spicy broth

a poached egg on top

 

Final Piece:

Audio from Shane Koyczan’s “To This Day Project”

5 Ways of Documentation:

Writing:

Our group decided to perform parts of the spoken word piece “To this day”. I have about one minute of audio from the end of the piece. My plan is to have three people start by approaching and complimenting strangers. There will be a part where the performers will throw their vests in the air like graduation caps. The performance will end with the performers giving bouquets of flowers to nearby strangers and recording their reactions.

Photography:

Video with sound:

Time lapse video:

Slow motion video:

Group members posts:

Lilly Adams

Asia Fisher

Austin Hampton

Katie Lafferty

Clara Lagor

Katie Maher

Teaghan Murphy

Savannah Wenning

 

 

Our group was tasked with claiming a territory around campus and then performing and recording our interaction with the environment. We then had to create a visual representation of the area in the studio. Our full experience is found in the link below

Blogpost Link