Going into this assignment I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was really surprised that as soon as I held the frame out and began walking I felt like things right in front of me became more focused.
I was looking down at the sidewalk something I tend to not really ever pay attention too. It was strange because immediately I notice these high weeds sticking out between the cracks in the side walk. I stopped and thought for a second how crazy it is that those little weeds found a way to grow through concrete. From then on I really became fascinated by the side walk. I never really noticed how the side walk cement sometimes just randomly change. There are so many different shades of gray sidewalk, and some sidewalk wasn’t even completely gray. I found myself stopping multiple times and staring at this sort of speckled sidewalk, which look although there were almost rocks trapped inside.
I just walked and walked. In way it felt like I was in the video game Mario carts. I felt this sensation that I wasn’t really walking I was almost floating. I have terrible eye sight and I have worn contacts since fifth grade. I really don’t like wearing my glasses because I feel as though I lose all peripheral vision and can only focus on the things in front of me. In a way it felt as though I was wearing my glassing when I look inside the frame. In a way it’s like you are inside a tunnel and just focusing on what was is front as you walk and you can’t really tell how fast you’re moving until you look outside the frame. The assignment made me notice things I usually overlook and think in depth about the simplest things like cement and weeds. I enjoyed it!
