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[[File:mind gap underground.jpg]]
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I decided I wanted to take the London Underground Announcement recording 'Mind the gap' from 1969 and play it, out of context, in the streets of Weimar.  
The first action taken: To take the London Underground Announcement recording 'Mind the gap' from 1969 and play it, out of context, in the streets of Weimar.  


When the phrase is out of context (not meaning between the platform and the station) any other, new meaning/s can be attributed to it.
When the phrase is out of context (not meaning between the platform and the station) any other, new meaning/s can be attributed to it.
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Next tests will be with a real camera. and bluetooth connection to speaker not cable, So that I can be hidden and film with an improved vantage point.
Next tests will be with a real camera. and bluetooth connection to speaker not cable, So that I can be hidden and film with an improved vantage point.
Research into Weimar's history needed, perhaps the Audio track should also change...


[[File:Mind gap text.jpg]]
[[File:Mind gap text.jpg]]
The Second Action Taken: A questionnaire with a human figure outlined and the text 'Where is your Mind? Please Draw where your mind is' was given to students to complete.
[[File:where is your mind.jpg]]
The question itself is intentionally misleading, as there is not a location for the mind, because it is not a 'thing'. So to answer the question we usually reinterpret it as 'Where do you Experience your attention?', or 'Which part of your body are you most aware of?'. Musicians pointed toward the hands, many others included the heart, and the most common response was the head, or brain.
I would like to answer the Q: 'How can this information be make more interactive, more immersive? How can we let others feel or experience each others views on the relation between mind and body, mind and brain?
After scanning the responses, A sequence was made:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d2hbV0GJUg


[[Category:Initial Beginnings]]
[[Category:Initial Beginnings]]