If designers are both interpreters and creators of culture, it is incumbent upon us, like artists and poets, to develop and hone an awareness of the world in which we move-to learn to see. Contrary to how we might have been encouraged to sit still in kindergarten, we must now allow our curiosity to lead us, let ourselves explore ask new and sometimes difficult questions. At this incredible time in history, we are challenged to respond to complex problems (Covid-19, Colonization, Isolation) along with everyday issues (I forgot my bus money, have no clean underwear, my cat is hungry). How do we even begin to approach resolving these problems? For the purposes of this project, walking is a way to begin.
How does the act of walking influence your way of seeing, especially in contrast to other modes of encountering place? How can walking be both ‘obvious’ and ‘the most obscure thing in the world’? How is identity tied to the sense of place? Where and what emerges when considering such personal meanings? How do time and memory contribute to your experience of the walk? How can we interpret a ‘radical everyday’? What becomes important and what is de-empahsized?
