The Ways Ideas can be Communicated

Monday 2nd December's Skype call was aimed for module three students, the subject was 'the ways in which ideas can be communicated'. It was a lively discussion that followed a natural discourse with valuable contributions from all. We discussed our artefacts and how these relate to our inquiry process and in turn, how this informed our inquiry further. There were some important points raised throughout the call, which Dr Adesola Akinleye asked us to reflect upon.

Fundamentally, it is that each part of the BAPP, and in particular, our professional inquiry helps to inform form another. The essay, artefact and presentation are all interconnected. They can help give inspiration to new thoughts and ideas which have emerged, and continue to emerge throughout this process. This helps us to develop our work and our thoughts deeper too. 

Another valuable point that was raised was the difficulty in finding the balance between the confines of inquiry and the freedom of art. We need to remember that our artefact must tell the story of our inquiry in a clear, meaningful and reflective manner. Too intricate and the viewer will not understand, too basic and we are just presenting a meaningless object. We must remember that we are at the heart of what we do and our artefact must reflect this. 


Now take a look at this piece of art. Take a moment to think of what you feel about it. 

Image result for modern art


Do you love it? Do you hate it? Do you think it tells a story? Does it represent something to you? 

Your audience will take a different view upon everything they see, we are all individuals and we will draw our own interpretations from it. Each piece of artwork, although the same piece of art, means different things to different people. 

If I asked a room full of people to tell the story of 'The Little Red Riding Hood', the story would be the same, but the ways in which it would be communicated would be completely different each time. I recognise the value in seeing things from different perspectives and hope that my inquiry represents my journey, themes, realisations and meanings that emerged from my inquiry.

I absolutely cannot wait to see everyones artefacts and watch their presentations in January. 


Comments

  1. Charlie Steggles4 December 2019 at 08:04

    Thank you for this perspective. You have given me confidence in my artefact decision as I feel I have included something for everyone. Like the peice of art above, they might not read it the same but they may be able to pick out things that seem relevant to them.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Creativity

Image
Creativity is a word that is often used within my practice as a drama and LAMDA teacher. The art of getting things done seems more pressing in our time constricted lives. “Stand there, say it like this, move over here on this line.” Telling the children what to do it isn’t creative at all. That, in my opinion, is just refining technique. It is how they develop a character and their own way in which they perform it that is their moment to be creative. I love nothing more when the children go completely off topic, sometimes they really do create things that are magic, funny and often bizarre. I reassure them there is no right or wrong in drama and that fills them with confidence. Teaching within a private school setting, we have a high standard of work expectation, a huge number of exams and the children are sadly drowning in a testing as progress culture. It drives me crazy, by the time they reach the top of the school, many pupils are robotic and lacking in personality, having...
Read more

Inspiration Station

Image
Module 3 is nearly over. The artefact, feedback and professional inquiry have been submitted. I am now turning my attention towards my presentation.  Dr Adesola Akinleye has asked us to blog about what has been inspiring us over the festive break. I came across this video entitled: "Why the School System is Outdated" by Gary Vaynerchuk.  I hope that you are able to view this video on the link below: https://www.facebook.com/gary/videos/613787749153202/UzpfSTUwNTE2MTMzMzoxMDE1NjgwMDE0ODYwNjMzNA/ In the video, Gary Vaynerchuk states that " information is a commodity ", so easily available at the palm of our hands, that the global school system is now outdated. We no longer need to memorise information for tests, as we can access it via the internet within seconds. He points out that the fundamental flaw in education actually comes down to parenting, not teaching. He argues that we need an education system focused on promoting happiness for our chi...
Read more

Pushing Boundaries of Performance

Image
I am not a dancer, I love dance and as a child I attended dance classes. At drama school, I attended movement classes with the objective of exploring the body to help us understand our limitations and capabilities, in turn to create more effective character movement. I also had to attend ballet classes, not to become a prima ballerina, but to understand discipline, push our fitness and learn another art form to reflect upon. Scrolling shamefully though Facebook the other day, a dancer friend had shared the most wonderful video of a 1954, "Snake Dance" by French dance duo Janik & Arnaut. Curious and intrigued, I was compelled to watch it. Here is the link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL4417-33Q0 Now, with my limited knowledge of dance and a theatrical perspective, one thing that I found particularly profound about this performance was that it was clearly pushing the boundaries of performance in 1954. Since then, I have seen all sorts of dance performances...
Read more