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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 | Epiphany | 2 Comments

When I am working on projects I hope for some kind of epiphany - for myself, for the others taking part. That I, we, will get some kind of insight, vision, deeper connection. That maybe an everyday epiphany - I cracked that problem - or an out of the ordinary experience. Crashing failure can be as revelatory. That is how I found out that animation is not for me, that I don’t function best in schools, that my programming skills will not always carry me through.

I also try to sow seeds. When I work with teenagers in London I take them to places they have never been before - to demonstrate that this city is yours - to places like (over the last year) their neighbouring national art gallery or the Masonic Museum or Channel 4.

Lois Weaver in her interview on Co-Pilot talks about the power of small victories - which we will all recognise - in a committed situation.

How can this be captured in a post-workshop questionnaire - Did you have any intense emotional experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5.

So,
Is a boring project where nothing went wrong a successful project?
Can failure be allowed to feel good?
Does art alone change lives? › Continue reading