Observed Experience: Gessoing Board
Gesso smells somewhat similar to a freshly painted room; while it is initially a little bit fumy it quickly subsides into a fresh clean scent. Brushing wet gesso onto my wooden cradle creates a soft swish sound; like to the sound a broom makes when moving across a wet floor. I sit, my left arm supporting my tired hovering body and staring face down at the mindless strokes I’m making with the brush; left to right, back and forth are the repetitive motions that my right hand stiffly performs. On hard the concrete floor, my right leg tucked in close to my body, I notice that my leg has become freckled with tiny bright white specks of gesso. The crusty feeling of dried chalky gesso flaking off my skin, especially from my hands feels powdery and uncomfortable.
Shooting Instructions for Descriptive Sensory Experience: From Observation
I am not sure how I would go about creating a video utilizing descriptive sensory for gessoing a wooden cradle. This was kind of a crazy challenge to see if there is any way to create a video that is remotely interesting as well as sensory for this really boring task. The only idea I have is creating some kind of rigid documentary like script and set up to describe to the viewer how these senses are used even in such dull task.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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