Something more...

After some more thinking about my installation I decided that it needed to be even more personal. I approached my Grandad again and wanted to find out what some of his favourite things were. My Grandad writes his own poetry and I was interested in looking at some of the poems and incorporating them into my final piece as it would be something more about him. Another of the things I asked him was what was his favourite poem, he answered If by Rudyard Kipling and also Leisure by William Henry Davies . These poems hold a lot of meaning and I want to somehow include them in my installation. A critic studying the poem 'Leisure' said 'he poet lamenting over the rush and hurried manner in which we spend our lives. We deprive ourselves of the richness and diversity of life.' This has some relevance to my piece as it is about the way my Grandad lives his life and the manner in which he does so especially now my Nan has passed away. I also asked him his favourite colour which he replied green. Then his favourite past time, which he struggled to answer right away but said he enjoyed most things but reading has become on of his favourites since my Nan past away. I also asked him his favourite drink which he replied orange cordial of course Sarah, much to my amusement. I think by having a bit more knowledge of his likes and dislikes my project will become slightly more personal and meaningful. I have now just got to find a way to try and include these items and thoughts into my final piece. I have asked my Grandad to write out two of his favourite poems that he wrote himself and I have photographed them in a fragmented way to show small snippets of text. The poems are interesting but I am unsure if I will include them in my installation.