Reflections so far

I want to reflect on how the project has gone so far, discussing the highs and lows and outlining space for improvement. As a whole I have enjoyed this project and am indeed happy in the direction it appears to be going in for exhibition. I wish I had been able to settle on a direction to take this project in a little sooner than I did but once the decision was made I have been happy with its progress. Therefore something I am keen to work on is my time management, being stricter with myself, spending less time thinking and more time doing.
I also fear that I perhaps spent a little too much time on this idea of editing. Spending too long deciding on appropriate rules and regulations. But now this stage of my project is complete, it has worked out far better than I was expecting, having built a dialogue of its own, away from the original story. A dialogue I am keen to interpret into my final piece, as explained below.
Still along this theme of time, I would have been greatly intrigued to play around with growing my own weeds and moss, if I had allowed more time. This is something I intend to pursue in the future.
As for my final outcome, that is yet to take its own path, in the next few days I intend to play with the preservation of my dandelions, experimenting with what forms of liquid will preserve and hold its shape, without destroying the beauty of their form.

Refresh/Reconsider/Reflect

My work seems to be going in a number of different directions,

I need to pull it back in,

I am unsure of where I want to take it for exhibition, I am playing with both the idea of making a response to an industrial city, playing with an urban garden, but being careful not to make it too commercial.

((wow i dreamt of string gardens last eve))

The string gardens are an increasingly popular trend amongst house owners at the moment, I need to be very cautious not to purely recreate this. Where is my response? What am I trying to say?

Then on the other hand, I have this inquiry into creating a new dialogue through the extraction of text from Pollen. This idea is working well, but once again I am not entirely sure where it is I want to take it and how i can entwine it with my other work.

Notes on Pollen:

I need to make the rules of extraction further, I am currently not editing out enough of the rest of the story, letting my personal love for the whole getting in the way of creating something new and exciting.

Also

perhaps look to other narratives involving the same theme,

The day of the Triffids by John Wyndham is on order as recommended.

So where does this leave me?

I have also been collecting, collecting different types of recycled jars and objects with the intention of growing from them, I am intrigued by the idea of creating some form of installation where the growth is kind of taking over. Taking back the city. What will Manchester be like in another 100 years?

But what I think is key here, is an understanding for narrowing down my materials. With the string gardens currently I am using any plant I can get hold of // is suitable for growing inside. As for the recycled materials, I am using anything I can get my hands on or that I find attractive. In both cases there is no reasoning or meaning behind each object. This needs to change.

If none of my materials mean anything to me, how am I supposed to convince the viewer that this is nothing more than an indoor garden.

So in conclusion, points to follow up//

I need to further the text extraction,
I need to explore more means of extraction.

I need to source my materials and find a direction within them,,