January 23, 2008

little homunculi

I was wondering if you could do me a little favor. The favor involves a tiny bit of introspection and the writing of a short paragraph.

Here’s what I’m interested in:

When you make things with an audience in mind, do you have internal representations of that audience to help guide you in the process? Are you in dialogue with a cast of proto-audience members that somehow represent different facets of your perceived audience? Are there little homunculi that provide editorial voices different from your own? Do you interact with them verbally or do you bounce things off of some sort of an emotional surface? Did some sort of averaging form them or were they inspired by particular moments of feedback? Do they have a shape? How would you describe their points of view? What do they look like? Do they have names? Are there ones you trust more than others? Are there ones you avoid?

I’ve become fascinated by the initial creative process behind creating work for largely unseen and unknown audiences. Personally I have identified a cast of characters in my head that are constantly evolving, but play a very real role in my work. I'll try and write about them later.

I certainly don’t expect you to answer all of the above questions, but perhaps you could muse for a paragraph or two.

I will be compiling the answers and publishing them online with you permission.

:: P.S. comments are on, but will be hidden until tomorrow, don't want to interfere with your introspection :)

Posted by zefrank at January 23, 2008 2:17 PM

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« Domestic Vacations \| Main January 23, 2008 little homunculi I was wondering if you could do me a little favor. The favor involves a tiny bit of introspection and the writing of a short paragraph. Here’s what I’m interested in: When you make things with an audience in mind, do you have internal representations of that audience to help guide you in the process? Are you in dialogue with a cast of proto-audience members that somehow represent different facets of your perceived audience? Are there little homunculi that provide editorial voices different from your own? Do you interact with them verbally or do you bounce things off of some sort of an emotional surface? Did some sort of averaging form them or were they inspired by particular moments of feedback? Do they have a shape? How would you describe their points of view? What do they look like? Do they have names? Are there ones you trust more than others? Are there ones you avoid? I’ve become fascinated by the initial creative process behind creating work for largely unseen and unknown audiences. Personally I have identified a cast of characters in my head that are constantly evolving, but play a very real role in my work. I'll try and write about them later. I certainly don’t expect you to answer all of the above questions, but perhaps you could muse for a paragraph or two. I will be compiling the answers and publishing them online with you permission. :: P.S. comments are on, but will be hidden until tomorrow, don't want to interfere with your introspection :) Posted by zefrank at January 23, 2008 2:17 PM Comments (0) Post a comment Name: Email Address: (required) URL: Remember Me? YesNo Comments: