Reflective 1

For 603 so far I have made a start on my project based around Rowtor Rocks in Derbyshire. It is a rock formation that has been heavily carved (apparently by an eccentric local man). Its near where I live, so I have visited several times, but I went during summer and I felt like there was the basis of a project there. I visited a few weeks ago to draw on location, take photos and generally get a sense for the place to work from. While I was there I saw some other things in the local area (carving of jesus in a hermits cave across the valley from rowtor rocks). There are three stone circles in the immediate area (about 1 mile radius) and the pub behind rowtor rocks is called the Druids inn and is meant to be a place druids gathered in the 1700s. All these pagan, druid-y sites in this small, unassuming Derbyshire villages made me think the project could go in a way of investigating ritual in these little village (some ritual remains today, people gather at stone circles at the summer solstice, well dressings are big in the area). There is also stories I have heard from these villages that I can see working as some kind of a driving force. I envision the project as having a long duration and being an excuse to make work (bits of research being a vehicle image making). The other part of my 603 that I have stared is the occasional editorials (see last post) and competition briefs (will spend a few days on the Penguin brief soon).

Editorial - trying to finalise as quickly as possible. Started work on it around 4pm today, finished by 8.30 (4.30 turn around). Responding to an Article from the Economist (Chinese tech companies get into farming).