Reading

I read This America Life Anne Whiston Spirn. I chose this article because it takes the five sense that we use daily and shows how people focus on one of those sense to become better aware of things that surround us. It made me think about how when I walk around I never really focus on one sense and just observe around me. Like touching things, when I walk down a street I may run my hand along a cement wall. I never really think about how that texture actually feels and analyze like the artist in the article do. I just made me think to be more observant with my senses.

For seeing, Denis Wood went around drawing maps of just simple things that you wouldn't think of mapping. He went around mapping power lines and sewer covers. Its seems like it wouldn't be to interesting of a map but from artistic stand point it looks like a very interesting piece to hang on a wall. Jack Hitt focused on sound and recorded just simple sound in everyday things. Nancy went around CA mapping smells which is very interesting. Deb Monroe made a map of her body just by touch. Jonathan Gold mapped through taste on the streets of Los Angeles.

This article made me think about even the simplest things can be art. It also made me want to me more observant in my everyday life and be more in tune with my sense and the things around me.