Discussions in our tutorials about our projects, boiled down to four main questions. What is our message, who is our potential client, who is the audience, and what effect will this have on us as practitioners.
In the case of a universal language, the message is about the importance of preserving traditions, and whilst they are called ‘traditions’ for a reason, the best way of doing this is to use them in a modern concept. This will make appreciation more relevant, more accessible and less tedious.
However, thinking about the other questions, I had myself going around in circles and probably on the way to a mini-meltdown, and whilst I agree that they are important. I don’t feel as though I need to have the answers at this stage of the project. After speaking to another tutor, it was agreed that my ‘thematic’ topic was a good one and while I am not sure what form the project will take, who it will be directed at, who my potential client is and what the final outcome will be, I believe that through the unfolding of the research, experimentation and exploration, this will become clear, the tutor agreed that this was acceptable reasoning for my decision.
As many tutors have pointed out in the past few weeks, this is “my MA”, and this is the way I want to direct it, whilst I agree it is not for everyone, it makes sense to my project not to be thinking of the end point, but rather to let the development of the project lead me in the right direction.
This doesn’t mean however, that my approach will be blasé and that I will sit back hoping something will come up and I’ll end up in the right place. It simply means that through the research, practical experimentation and critical analysis of results, clear thoughts will be formed in areas of particular interest that will be uncovered through this process.
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