Creative Icebreaker
Task –
Use a single piece of A4 paper to create something unique, imaginative, or functional. You have 5 minutes.
My Lecturer
I recently ended up with a large stack of scrap paper so, I decided to learn how to craft objects using origami. Taking what I had previously learnt I chose to make an origami gun. Honestly, I thought making a gun instead of something such as a cat would be a lot more interesting and a bit funny so I went for it.
Results ↓
(This is a remake since I lost the original in class.)
Shifting from analysis to definition
Task – In small groups, choose two to three items from the ‘nest’. Brainstom outwards. Think about the context of the item, what questions does it raise? What connections or associations do you relate to it? What problems does it pose? What connections can you draw between the objects. How does the combination alter or frame your thinkning?
My Lecturer
As a class, we voted on three images for our brainstorming. This is the ‘nest’ we created in our last lesson ↓
We chose these three and these were the different thoughts they evoked ↓
When looking at these images none evoked any fear within me but I’m sure it can be understood why these images would still fit into the horror category. Stereotypically all of these images meet the typical criteria for scary and horror but, most viewers are likely to look at these images and have no strong feelings or opinions about them. And this speaks to the desensitisation of the average person.
These thoughts lead me to ask the following questions ↓
- These images can easily be associated with horror but why don’t they evoke it within us?
- Why is modern society desensitized to things that should horrify us?
- How would one change these images to cause someone to feel fear or unease?
- Is it still possible to create an image that can cause horror/fear?
- Is there more to horror than fear?