After discussing the principles behind an aesthetic experience, my 480r class went outside and created a situation where we might be able to have an aesthetic experience. We originally wanted to put the sand on a pedestal on the middle of BYU's quad, but the gallery director explained that the BYU grounds are outside of his jurisdiction. So, we put the sand on the ground in a pile and watched people walking by.
Highlights:
- At one point, some random kid walked up to the pile and stepped on it. Watch Jessica's reaction in the background.
- After the pile was destroyed, more people payed attention to it when they walked by.
- Two guys came and stopped at the pile, discussing it (among other things).
- Jessica emotionally went and rebuilt the piece, asking for help.
- When Molly put a football ticket in the pile, more people paid attention to it.
- Jethro rebuilt the piece in a circle, adding to its visual aesthetic appeal.
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Re: Sand as an aesthetic experience
I'm not sure. Most everyone in my class thought that the guy knew someone in our class, so their assumption was that someone "put him up to it". I'm pretty sure I've seen the guy before, in my Modern Art class. He's just like that. I was filming with the camera and I was trying to hold the camera in my lap, so it didn't look too obvious what we were doing, but I think that if you watch the video closely, when he walks by the first time, he looks right at the camera. So maybe he did notice and just wanted to make a scene, thinking that was what we were looking for.
Re: Sand as an aesthetic experience
Did the guy who went out of his way to step on the pile know it was being watched/ filmed?