Drift assessment number one

1. Describe two situations that aggravated, bothered, shocked or otherwise stressed you during Drift 1 or 2. (Please note that the situation CANNOT be technology-related.)

I am going to address a problem I found on Drift 1 first. I think this may apply somewhat to all of the Drifts, but I can pin point and describe clearly the Drift 1 scenario the easiest. None of the problems I had can be attributed to place or recording, but more to the idea of experimentation. Is this material sufficient enough to quiet the urges of the extreme, or should it be merely representational of the moment and place. I feel I could have done more along the lines of intense sounds, a least in my opinion of intensity Instead, I kept more of a quiet minded approach given the restrictions of the areas, assignment parameters and criteria. Moreover, it was difficult for me due to my experience in sound engineering and editing, to rely on the pure and somewhat untouched sound image. And let the image speak for itself.

Conversely on Drift 2, it was hard for me to come up with a preconceived idea or final image to work toward or off. Collecting imagery without an experiment or narration in mind left me with a hollow final project. On top of it all, and in conclusion, the great winter of 2007 and 08 presented the greatest obstacle of all. The weather itself created hard times for just leaving the house, and the disposition indoors created conflicts in my understanding of where I was. Brass tacks being, God bless Wisconsin, and God bless having not seen my skin in five months.