Day: Saturday at 2:30pm
Way: Walking
For my first trip to MIAD from Kenilworth, I decided to just walk so that I could figure out my exact route. I decided on the route that I used because I was more interested in exploring residential areas than busy streets. While walking, I seemed to be more in tune with my environment. I paid more attention to my surroundings while walking than I did on my other journeys and thought more about the overall space as opposed to small details. One of the main ideas that I thought about was the relationship between the natural and the unnatural. I became interested in the collaboration between the built environment and natural elements.
Day: Sunday at 10:30am
Way: Biking
On the second day, I decided to bike. This turned out to be the mode of transportation that made me the least observant of my surroundings. Most of the time, I stared at the ground and noticed little else. I was traveling much faster than I was when I was walking and simply didn't have the same amount of time to look at everything. Biking was also much more of a conscious effort than walking was. I was more concerned with bumps and cracks in the road than I was with taking photos.
Day: Monday at 7:00pm
Way: Skateboarding
Finally, I skateboarded on the third day. Skateboarding turned out to be kind of the best of both worlds. I was observant and felt a connection to my surroundings, but was still able to move faster than a walk. Due to the low light during the trip, I found myself constantly looking up. I focused on whatever light was available (usually the sky/setting sun). The light forced everything I saw to become a silhouette. I became more interested in form and negative space and less interested in details.
Over the course of the exercise, I also was interested in some of the situations I encountered. While walking, I nearly witnessed a car accident. While biking, I found a black cat (pictured above). At a location near where I spotted the black cat, I hit a huge pot hole while skateboarding, a street light shut off, and my camera died all within 10 seconds (all the black cat's fault). Every situation or event became more memorable when I thought about what environment I was in.
Finally, I skateboarded on the third day. Skateboarding turned out to be kind of the best of both worlds. I was observant and felt a connection to my surroundings, but was still able to move faster than a walk. Due to the low light during the trip, I found myself constantly looking up. I focused on whatever light was available (usually the sky/setting sun). The light forced everything I saw to become a silhouette. I became more interested in form and negative space and less interested in details.
Over the course of the exercise, I also was interested in some of the situations I encountered. While walking, I nearly witnessed a car accident. While biking, I found a black cat (pictured above). At a location near where I spotted the black cat, I hit a huge pot hole while skateboarding, a street light shut off, and my camera died all within 10 seconds (all the black cat's fault). Every situation or event became more memorable when I thought about what environment I was in.
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