I'm taking an embarrassing number of pictures of old buildings afraid that if I don't shoot everything I might miss something important or some piece that will make it all click. I don't want to sit down to edit my project and realize that I'm missing a key shot. And every now and then I have an idea for a series of shots (feet, manholes, doorknobs, etc) that might make an interesting sequence. What is the story these details (or any sequence of images) tells…?
The unstructured time I had this morning was the favorite time I've had so far where I had time to relax and let the images and the energy of the city wash over me without the pressure of feeling like I had to quickly finish looking at this site or that and move on so that I maximized my time (no Rick Steves’ podcasts, no looking at maps). Getting here a few days early has allowed me to get past the mania of having to see and capture everything. I'm relaxing into the city and seeing what stories it tells me…
Possible focus questions:
1. What lessons from past challenges in Roman Empire and Renaissance can we learn in order to deal with challenges of La Dauto Si today?
2. How do you construct and communicate a vision compelling enough to alter the behavior of corporations that are hell-bent on maximizing shareholder profit?
3. How did Roman and Renaissance cultures use art such as theater, painting, and sculpture to create stories (or a vision) to affect the actions of their subjects? Of course they could just run roughshod over the rights of their subjects but how can you motivate change while still respecting basic human rights?
4. Full circle: what worked then and might still work (or is working) now?