2NovMethods

Outcome: a series of images, a scratch directory

2NovMethods

Tutorials.

In which Steve takes notes, asking two questions:

What is your relationship to writing?

What do you want to do with writing on the course?:

14:30

Clara

Sam

Muyang

15:00

Te

Yalou

Anni

15:30

Ara

Cladio

Lau

16:00

Review Scratch Directory.

Look at what we made and discuss it.

ScratchDirectory

Scratch orchestra.

Outcome: a Scratch Directory.

References:

Scratch Orchestra's Nature Study Notes (1969) http://intuitivemusic.dk/iima/sonsn.pdf

John Cage's Song Books Vol 1 (1970) https://monoskop.org/images/0/03/Cage_John_Song_Books_Volume_1.pdf

Pad: https://pad.xpub.nl/p/LensBasedScratchNov2

Addition to small library: Eno: Oblique Strategies (card game)

https://monoskop.org/images/8/8c/Eno_Brian_Schmidt_Peter_Oblique_Strategies.pdf

Order of play

We start at 11:00. Please be prompt. 11:00 AM

1) Look at Nature Study Notes (1969) by Scratch Orchestra (ed.Cornelius Cardew) read out some of the instructions. Look at other examples. Talk about restraints as agents for making work (Dogma, Sol LeWitt &c).

2)

Write your own notations (instructions) Compile Scratch Directory (below).

In groups, invent, perform, make work from notations in the Scratch Directory (below). Over the day, we will use the directory as an 'engine' to produce images.

a) make work from your own scratches

b) make work from another group (so, we end up with different versions of the same piece = cover version).

12:00-13:00 write scratches, add them to the directory and make work from your own scratches.

Take no more than 10 mins to write and produce work from each scratch; move on to next scratch.

13:00- 13:10 meet to review progress and plan the afternoon

13:10 LUNCH

14:10 continue to write scratches, add to directory and make work from your own scratches; make work from other scratches (cover versions).

16:00 Gather together to review the pieces we have produced.

Discuss how to archive today's work.

ScratchDirectory

Example:

   1) Make "mug shots' of everyone in your group

   2) copy a photo from today's newspaper

   3) pose as ------ 

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