Gillian Wearing
We were given the task to go around Croydon, and ask people what they were thinking at that exact time, inspired by Gillian Wearing’s work. It was important to ask people that didn’t look that busy, so we were most likely to have a positive response. My group asked people of all different ages, both male and female, to get a varied response. Most of the people were happy to write down what they were thinking at that time; however one person was not happy with us taking a picture of them holding their response next to their chest.
Most of the people wrote quite obvious answers to begin with- that they were feeling cold, couldn’t wait to get home etc. So we decided to change the question slightly and ask them what was on their mind/ personal thoughts. This gave us more information as to who they were and what they were doing with their lives. One man wrote that he hated his job, another that he could wait to go and see his grandson.
I enjoyed this exercise because it gave me to opportunity to talk to people I wouldn’t normally, and find out what their thoughts were.
Tosin Year 13 BTEC National Art and Design
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