         
assigned projectsMake a WalkIn the vicinity of the studio Design a walk. You can expect that the walk could be taken by one or many people, but exists for each as an individual experience. Here are some things the walks might do: 1. go with 2. go against 3. arbitrarity layering 4. change the context to reveal something hidden 5. create or frame a metaphor 6. provoke a question or evoke a narrative http://walkinginplace.org
Prepare a 5 minute synopsis of the work of someone on the public artists page. To select an artist - add your name in parenthesis next to that artists name on the online list. Presentations to be scheduled.
Prepare a 5 minute synopsis of the thinkers/theories on the public theory page. These theories form much of the discourse that frame issues relevant to the civic studio's inquiry. Share important points and identify how that might apply to our work. Presentations to be scheduled
We'll be introduced to History research at the Grand Rapids Public Library by Chris Byron.
Also check out the sections on Family & Local History and Homes/Buildings/Architects Index Bring a few dollars for making copies. Please select several possible sites to research and determine their address and locate them on a map prior to our session with Chris. Typical attractions are of interest, but also strange things evident in the material environment; anomolies, cracks, curiosities, borders . . . . We can find some of this on our derive' on the 14th. Here are some suggested sites.
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