Q: Do you find any of these principles more difficult to achieve than others in your own creative practice? How?
I really struggle with the “change is constant” one. For me it’s less about the change outside of my project and more that I can always change and improve the thing I’m working on. It’s really hard for me to let go of projects because the idea of “improvement” makes me feel like they are never truly finished. I often find myself going back to old projects, even scrapped ones, just to see what I can change and update.
Q: Without overthinking it: which of these elements brown describes most immediately feels evident as part of your creative work, and how? Or, if none of them do, which feels like one you might intentionally integrate, and why?
I would say the one that feels most evident is the element of “Adaptive”. It’s important to be adaptive in the process because the work should evolve as more information/experience is gained. It should also be adaptive to the changes in conditions surrounding the work (example is was supposed to be a physical work that is now digital due to constraints like COVID). Changes will always occur during the creative process and a work needs to adapt to and with those changes.
Ah, yes, the perfectionist conundrum. However, I wonder if your practice of going back to rework previous pieces is only about perfectionism. It also shows a deep commitment continuing to dialogue with previous questions/challenges. It’s a form of iteration and circular thinking. Artistic practices can function as research labs in which – through discipline and rigor – build resilience, self-knowledge, and innovation.
” It should also be adaptive to the changes in conditions surrounding the work (example is was supposed to be a physical work that is now digital due to constraints like COVID”
This is so present in all aspects of our daily lived experiences. Understanding and embracing “affordances” (which we will get to later in the semester) can open up previously unconsidered possibilities.