Had my feedback session on Monday with my tutor Graeme Todd. Had to hang about till after two in the afternoon to get my studio and studentship grades which meant i was quite nervous till i found out i had passed, which was a weight off my mind. Feedback was good, some interesting points raised and questions asked and true to form the tutorial took a rather bizarre turn as we ended up discussing the social structure of baboons and in turn a film Graeme mentioned "Sands of the Kalahari" a 1965 film based around a plane crash in the desert where the survivors have to fight to survive within the complex hierarchical society that makes up a baboon family group culminating in one of the men becoming the "king of the baboons" (this interpretation could be completely off as i havent actually watched the film but this is what came across in the discussion) weird i know, abit "Flight of the Phoenix" meets "The Jungle Book".
Anyway for all assessment areas there was good feedback the written component shining the brightest, which surprised me as this is the area i feel the most uncomfortable when it comes to formal assessment probably due to the fact that my writing has become more creative and less "stiff" and "institutionalised" but who knows. More writing is definitely on the cards with my Theory tutor Susannah Thompson having suggested perhaps contextualising where my interest lies in this respect. It definitely helps me with bridging any gaps between my studio based work which seems to just sit there feeding off of itself and the theory behind the work.
and now cue the film.......
Ps I have no idea why its in Spanish (I think thats the language) but its the best i could find. The parallels with art school abound......
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