At the end of last task, I raised a question to myself: how to find my blind spot in a certain environment? Therefore, my first experiment is conducted centering upon this question.

My plan is like this:

Equipment: Single Lens Reflex camera

Venue: my apartment

Target: a computer host machine with glass covering whose internal side can be seen

Content: to shoot details that I ignored in this host machine by means of close-up shooting

A conclusion drawn from this experiment is people tend to neglect their surroundings if placed in an environment they are familiar with. Just like this computer host machine; it’s been there since the first day I moved into this apartment, but it never occurred to me that I should take a close look at it. During the experiment, I took the opportunity to conscientiously observe it and found its internal side pretty cool. When taken a close shot, its components have very good textural quality. At the very beginning of this course, I wondered: regarding “noticing”, what should I really pay attention to? This experiment gave me an answer. There is no particular goal for “noticing”; anything existent could be the target of observation. It is said that there are many beautiful things in this world, while what are in lack are eyes that can detect beauty. “Noticing” can take place any time; what matters is whether you do it or not. In later w7 discussion, I became aware that I had some misunderstanding about blind spot. This experiment, in the end, ought to be set around the issue–how to discover unfamiliar objects in a familiar environment.