This project called for us to find a commonplace action and perform it live for up to three minutes in front of the class. I set up a desk in front of the room and repeatedly wrote the phrase "I am writing" while clicking my pen and setting it down between each reiteration.
I think the intentional sound and movement in my piece were effective. When I clicked the pen it made a steady clicking sound and the way I lifted the pen was repetitive and mechanical.
The audience responded well to the mechanical nature of my performance and suggested I add more subtle movements to my gestus (pardon my acting term, I know it's not acting- I just thought it would look more impressive to use instead if saying repeating gesture).
A problem I ran into was the unintentional noise in the background. Someone was listening to music in another room and it seemed to distract the audience. To fix this in project 2, I will find a quieter space. I also had trouble filling the paper with words that is both visually satisfying for me and time conscious. To fix this, I will continue to practice writing on paper and timing it.
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