Prior to visiting several of my location, I decided to research before visiting the area to get a better feel and knowledge of what I was going to record. It was not necessarily an extensive research of the place but rather a quick Google search of what I was supposed to be expecting. These locations I visited were the following:

• Brunswick West – Clifton Park

• Sweet Evelyn, a brunch place in Brunswick

• Shrine of Remembrance and the surrounding gardens

• My local park

By doing a quick first impression of what I was going to visit, it was easier to see past the general information of the place and delve more into the details. Usually, when one goes into an unknown place or an area that they have never been in, they see past the extremities and the specifics, making it easier to miss what is supposed to be unseen. In this day and age, technology has made it easier to expect the unexpected, expanding what one may know about a place. In week nine’s reading, Anna Tsing’s “The Mushroom at the End of the World”, she discusses the precarity and unpredictability and how it transforms us when we are no in control, even of ourselves. In week nine’s reading, Anna Tsing’s “The Mushroom at the End of the World”, she discusses the precarity and unpredictability and how it transforms us when we are no in control, even of ourselves. However, my research completely contradicts what she states – ultimately, what does that mean about myself and about my own work? Answering my own question, it is not a transformative type of work but rather, an observation and even a commentary about our world – in this case, the natural aspect of the world. Just like my recipe, I have compiled it into a file and segregated it according to the location and dates on Premiere Pro:

Just like what my recipe said, I have compiled it into a file and segregated it according to the location and dates on Premiere Pro:

What does this tell you about noticing? Through recording the natural aspects and my own analysis of the process I went through in order to record it, this tells me that noticing is not just an immediate response that we can easily manipulate at will – further research is required in order to properly document the unseen. Because it is not inherent in some of us, noticing must be practiced until it becomes almost second nature to us.

Lyreca.