The Beginning
Posted by Claire Kearns on Thursday, December 8, 2011
The idea for this project came after a number of twists and turns that lead to encounters over the past 12 months. The last of which was a course on Business Planning - I had three idea's, of which this was one. The other two had nothing to do with art or sound at all, but seemed a lot more viable in terms of cashflow. But my heart wasn't in them.
Whilst arts organisations have shown interest in my developing sound art within Bradford, the niche market, the cuts to funding and the lack of knowledge about sound art regardless of the lack of interest in those who do know about it, makes for challenging work.
How do you engage people? Learning through participation.
When I report on young people's 'Positivity' about Bradford, they all seem to say 'more shops' and that's irrespective of gender, race, culture etc. Really? Why do young people think the only purpose/source of entertainment/pleasure in life is shopping! Consumerism is educating people towards that, and we live in a city that offers little else by way of entertainment or social engagement to families and under 18's. Because shopping isn't dependent on how much money you have, it's something you can share as a group or do as an individual as a spectator or participant. Aspirations become about cardigans and stuff!?
Shouldn't we teach the younger generations that there is more to life, that more opportunities are available to them - and then show them where to look? Shouldn't we encourage them to achieve more than a cardigan?
Currently I'm struggling with this website builder that goes 'Aww Snap' (losing all data, so I have to start again), and Audioboo - where the 'flash shock wave' (?) keeps crashing when I try and upload an image.
Whilst arts organisations have shown interest in my developing sound art within Bradford, the niche market, the cuts to funding and the lack of knowledge about sound art regardless of the lack of interest in those who do know about it, makes for challenging work.
How do you engage people? Learning through participation.
When I report on young people's 'Positivity' about Bradford, they all seem to say 'more shops' and that's irrespective of gender, race, culture etc. Really? Why do young people think the only purpose/source of entertainment/pleasure in life is shopping! Consumerism is educating people towards that, and we live in a city that offers little else by way of entertainment or social engagement to families and under 18's. Because shopping isn't dependent on how much money you have, it's something you can share as a group or do as an individual as a spectator or participant. Aspirations become about cardigans and stuff!?
Shouldn't we teach the younger generations that there is more to life, that more opportunities are available to them - and then show them where to look? Shouldn't we encourage them to achieve more than a cardigan?
Currently I'm struggling with this website builder that goes 'Aww Snap' (losing all data, so I have to start again), and Audioboo - where the 'flash shock wave' (?) keeps crashing when I try and upload an image.
