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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