Three hours, chewing gum and describing higher education.

I forgot to post about the first batch and now the second batch of  booklets is ready for binding.

from the booklet:

At the beginning of a three hour morning class [at the RCA] I invited 11 individuals to summarise in one sentence their thoughts about higher education. Then, each person got a piece of gum to chew on for the duration the class. This booklet shows the chewing gum in the aftermath of the three hour long chewing with the notes each participant made at the beginning.

I chose chewing gum both because its brief lifespan helps frame the duration of the exercise and as a reference to the importance of ‘using our mouths’ — reflecting on the academic environment we are in. 

Chewing gum documentation

Here are two examples of the work I am producing to express how we may give new value to things commonly discarded.
Each image documents different pieces of chewing gum in the aftermath of being chewed on for three hours by different individuals (students and staff) at the Royal College of Art. Before giving them chewing gum I asked each participant to sum up in one sentence their individual experience of higher education. These sentences are super imposed on their perspective gum.

Visual research incomprehensible

Here is a work in progress photo from today.

I am mixing up references in an attempt to explore the way I enjoy visual art.

Visual research abstract animation

This post means little, this befits the brief which asked us to create a 10-15 seconds animation with no characters or narrative.

Helvetica Neue Condensed - so it does not keep you up at night...

I am of course being a smart ass...

Look everyone! Storyboards!!!