Manifestos

This morning we regrouped as a class to discuss manifestos and their importance.

Before this, we looked back at the discussions we had last week about design. As individuals we decided which underlying theme we wanted to associate our work with over the course of the project. I decided that I wanted to move away from the ideas my group had initially come up with and join the 'creating sensations' group. I felt I could relate better to the ideas that had been discussed here.

Ideas Wall

Having joined a new group, we went round and discussed what ideas/thoughts we had regarding the rooftop space and the creating sensations theme. This enabled us to see if we were all on the same page and if not we could divide the group. As it stands, we have a main group of 7 and 4 sub groups; these sub groups all tie in with the creating sensations theme but have shown an interest in producing something different from the main group.

As a whole, we sat down and discussed specifically what our main aims were with this idea, keeping in mind producing a group manifesto. These included:

• creating an experience for the audience
• sensual installations - all 5 senses considered to evoke feelings
• relaxation theme
• the use of colour to enrich the senses
• the purpose being an escape from the city centre
• something unique that responds to the rooftop space
• being sustainable in what we create

We then were given the time to go away and research manifestos in any form that we were attracted to. I found that the ones that spoke the loudest to me were short and simple with a strong message. Below are two examples of manifestos I found.

I found this activity to be very useful in helping me to understand our next task; which was to write our own in our groups. Having already discussed our main aims collectively we are one step ahead in producing our own manifesto. Over the course of this week we will put these ideas together to construct our manifesto ready for presenting on Tuesday.