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In the current climate, we find ourselves looking for opportunities further afield - but this often leads to random trains of thought. We do think that eventually these all magically link back into bigger things we're interested in pursuing - ideas and artforms and ways of working. But the problem with responding to adverts is you think of an idea in response to a prompt, then you write up your idea, then you talk about your idea - and by this point you think THIS IDEA IS AMAZING - I CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE IT! .... And then more often than not you're not selected. (recessions seem to ramp up the competition exponentially..)
So - this may be another one of those ideas, and because of that we don't want to say too much - other than we picked a rogue prompt: "Long-Eared Furry Things". Our idea was based around collecting 'sightings' of this mythical creature and then make them in 3D using a range of techniques.
To test the idea, we posed the question on Twitter, with about 2 hours worth of turnaround time for responses:
if you're bored this morning, could you draw a quick picture of a "long-eared furry thing" for me? i need any drawings before 11! rt please!
And here's the responses we collected! What would your Long-Eared Furry Thing look like?
Credits:
1) Ben Waddington - @falsedog
2) Jon Clarke - @goatboyuk
3) Kirsty Hillyer (my partner in crime!) - @kfrilly
4) Ben Waddington (again!) - @falsedog
5) Lee Allen - @leeallenphotos
6) Keith Bloomfield - @hardluck_hotel
7) Paul Gallear - @paulgallear
8) "Quirky Joe" - @QuirkyJoe_
What does it look like if it's outdoors?
What does it look like if it's inside?
What does it look like if it's used by Early Years?
What does it look like if it's used by SEN young people?
What does it look like if it has to be a resuable/changeable space?
What does it look like if it is full of static 'installations'?
What does it look like if it needs to engage all areas of the curriculum?
What does it look like if it's made out of cardboard?
What does it look like if it's main impact is through smell and sound?
These are the questions we're currently rolling around our brains at the moment. We don't have the 'right' answer as there are many possible answers and all will be very different. We're imagining Len Lye meets Andy Goldsworthy in an imaginary online environment which is then livestreamed/projected through gigantic sheets of muslin which are already embedded with fragrances collected from the forest.
Or maybe it's just a series of plain cardboard boxes.
Hmmm.