I had my first one on one with Sarah on Friday and it was really helpful in getting the ball rolling. We talked about the kinds of things that I’m interested in, like wearables and garments, and the kind of things that I find inspiring. I showed her the work I have done on nature and pants, and we talked about the books that I have on my list of things to read.
I think one of the most helpful parts was just talking about all of this stuff out loud, and processing it with someone else. I’m inspired by nature, but what I really like about someone like Anouk Wipprecht’s Spider Dress is that it also fiercely defines space. It is that second layer, beneath “inspired by nature” or biomimicry, that I want to get to in my own work.
Sarah and I talked about different approaches to thesis work — it could either be one culminating project, or a body of smaller lower-fidelity projects. I’m not sure which I will do, but I like the latter idea. I am going to start with a couple of small projects to get the ball rolling.
Sarah also had some really helpful suggestions of people/work to look at, which I will list below in raw note form. She also pointed me towards different bodies of academic research that I might find useful. For homework I will begin familiarizing myself with the work, artists, and research that Sarah recommended. I will also write my dream review, revisit emergent strategies, and hopefully this week do my first prototype.
Raw notes:
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