I’ve always been afraid of two things – bodies of water (in which I cannot see the bottom) and heights. At 7, I was stung by a jellyfish while swimming. That same year, I fell off a rock face and into a crevice of fresh lava rock, gouging and slicing my flesh as I [...]
Shakthi and I departed Newman and drove for about 3.5 hours to Marble Bar – which is the hottest town on the planet (it never went below 100 degrees for 160 days in the summer of 1923-24). It’s not too hot now. On the way, we stopped in Nullagine to [...]
Today was a blast. I got to sit in on a session with Elias at the local community centre where Elias has been teaching during the holiday film week. I got to have a great overview of a brainstorming session between about 15 kids ranging from 9 – 15 years old.
Today I set a game plan with Shakthi on how we're going to tackle the next 6 weeks in the Pilbara. I'll need to:
develop/find/improve on some curriculum for 'object-based storytelling'
develop/find/improve on curriculum to introduce the 'craft' of working with audio and photography
develop online social network strategy for cultural leaders in the Pilbara
We operate best together.
This travel project seeks to answer the question:
How is social change made where media, technology and creative people meet?
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