Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Studio Exploration 1: Place
For the last four summers now, I've spent four days camping and absorbing the art and music of Gathering of the Vibes Arts and Music festival in Bridgeport Connecticut's Sea Side Park. My experiences in this place are filled with lots of interesting people from all over the country, new and old music, and art of nearly every medium. I wish to study, compare and contrast the Sea Side Park I know with the usual function and activity of the place the rest of the 361 days a year. In addition to Gathering of The Vibes, Sea Side Park also has a beach, because it's located on the harbor. You can see New York City from the shore. There is also some kind of factory, still running, that towers over the park. There are small base ball and soccor fields. I'm curious to learn more about the every day activity of this urban city park that I never see.
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Leah,
ReplyDeleteI have heard wonderful things about Gathering of the Vibes. That experience alone I'm sure could provide you with endless inspiration. It is interesting to think about the other functions of the site. You could find many differences between the daily experience of the place and the 4 days when the festival happens. It brings to mind the Hansen article, and how the children observed the changes that occurred during tourist season. For 4 days every year, Sea Side Park is essentially transformed into an entirely different place, even though it hasn't physically moved. It's changed by the sounds, colors and smells of all the music, art and people who come for the festival. It's an interesting concept, a place, or a thing(in the art making process) is the same, yet it is changed.