Week 8 - Tutorial Reflections

This week's tutorial I thought I had finally gotten some ground on my project direction. As it turned out after presenting, it still seemed ambiguous to others and not heading in the right direction. Digesting this, I decided some drastic action needed to be taken on this project and some alterations applied. So I decided to listen hard to the other presentations and rethink my direction... There were a few really stand presentation that twigged some ideas for me.

One was Grant's presentation. I guess what this really helped me work out was its worth chasing many leads and not getting bogged down by a sole idea. His approach to looking all over the place and identifying key phrases to follow is a worthwhile approach to this project. Having been in the first project with him, I think the ideas of Song lines as well as territories and boundaries are very relevant to my topic and worth pursuing.

The second presentation that I thought I could head in the direction of was the one based on the impacts of global warming. I considered the fact that with rising sea levels, there is the possibility that large countries, already divided enough by distance, could become separated due to inland seas to the point where it would be inefficient to be one country. This was particularly interesting from the point of it being somewhat unheard of in our modern world to split a country based on rapid geographical changes rather than civil/cultural divide or war.

The third presentation that really caught my attention was Filip's presentation, who had a similar idea to mine but taken it in a very clear and interesting direction. I think following his suit, I must really work out something more specific to work to. I think something I have been getting tied up on is the impact of this project. If we compare this to an architectural built form - a single building rarely changes the culture and society of a place, it is only through a collection (in the form of a city) that such a big impact can be made. Equally, this project should not be trying to become THE project that changes the world, and rather, it should be a step in the right direction.