When we were first given the Ethnography assignment I wasn't really sure that I understood what it was we were doing. But when I walked around and noticed all the different graffiti around campus I started thinking about how much can be taken from the various forms of art. I have always enjoyed looking at art and thinking about the many symbols/themes/feelings that can be taken from each piece. I also really respect art as a form of expresson. So when it came time to pick a topic I knew that I wanted to do something focused on art, so picking Sculptures as the focus of my Ethnography Project was probably the easiest thing about this project.
The thing that I really liked about this project was how easy it was to revise our work. When it came down to it we never really revised the work. We simply revised our ideas. We went from just discussng sculptures to interviewing people, to a video discussing sculptures, to finally having what we have. I also really enjoyed doing this project with a group of people because 1) it really helped with the revision process because we could really feed off each others ideas, so if we were stuck on an idea/thought, there were 3 other people in the group to offer input. 2) we all worked really well together. All our ideas flowed together so this project went by relatively smoothly. 3) it was just nice to be able to collaborate rather than have the entire project to do by yourself.
When it comes down to it, I would much rather do a project like this rather than write an essay. I think the collaboration between 4 people really enhanced the quality of the project. You can see this collaboration in our google document. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wib3IBwH0WabP-I_lY946EP4ovXVsnF7pzYTWroscNA/edit I think it was a quality that couldnt be captured in an essay, especially with a topic like sculptures because sculptures are in turn visual so the power that these pieces convey couldnt be captured simply in words, there has to be that visual aspect.
The only other thing I have to say about this project is that I wish we had done more like it. I really enjoyed doing this project.
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