- Royal Park Field Guide -
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My map of royal park
Written reflections
7 March
What are you looking forward to doing in this project? I am most looking forward to forming a deeper understanding of outside environments and how their elements intertwine to creater a greater space. I think it will be interesting to observe the park throughout the semester, and notice the changes with the seasons, as I've never studied an outside space like that before. I'm also looking forward to spending time outside, compared to usual classes in rooms, as I much prefer spending time in outside environments.
What skills outside your comfort zone do you want to explore? I definitely feel most uncomfortable with the technical side of the subject, but I look forward to building a greater understanding of AR and VR, as these are things I'm not much familiar with.
14 March
Today was great! Getting to spend the whole day at the park meant being able to spend more time interacting with the environment in certain ways. I found that the sounds and close up details (e.g. patterns on trees and rocks) of the park are the most endearing parts for me. I reaaaally enjoyed painting the trees with ink and a blade of reed I'd picked up from the floor. I never use straight ink as a medium, so it was new for me, but something I think I would like to keep using in future illustrations of things in the park. I used the Polycam app to take some photogrammetry captures, and found the tree trunks turned out the best (simple shape with easy 360 access). I think being able to end the day at grass circle was perfect, and gave myself time not to focus on recording, drawing, experimenting with the surrounds, but instead just sat and watched the grass in the wind, and felt a sense of contentedness after a long day.
26 March
Today I set out to spend more time in Royal Park with a goal of capturing more of what I was drawn to during my last visit. I find patterns, sounds, and movement found in nature particularly intriguing, including how they intertwine (e.g. repetition of sounds, movements which create sound, etc). Whilst it isn't an extremely windy day, occasionally it comes in small waves, allowing me to observe the movement of trees and grasses. I think I'm having the most trouble with the water part of the guide, as I'm struggling to see it outside of my preconcieved notion of what water looks like and how it's depicted, so that's an area I'll have to spend more time in an add to. Coming alone is very different to being here in a group. Since it's just me, the park, and the occasional jogger, the birds, bugs, and trees sound livelier, but that's probably just because I am listening more.
