Recorded on Dec. 6th at Creative Compound West in Point Reyes Station.  In this conversation John and Jordan define some terms and concepts (the difference between "soul" and "spirit" for example) and become enamored with the image of the Self as explorer and the three aspects of reality in its wholeness expressed as three aspects of a Voyage of Discovery.  The physical world and body as the material ocean going vessel, the captain and crew as the Soul, and all of the external forces, wind, sea and distant lands as the Spiritual World.


John Gouldthorpe and Jordan Walker in Conversation

A sharing of ongoing research by Jordan Walker at Creative Compound West in Point Reyes Station, California on Dec. 8th, 2013.

The presentation on Sunday the 8th was conducted with a small "studio audience" in the cottage that Jordan had been utilizing as his studio for what he refers to as "social sculpture".  Throughout the three-month residency, he continued to transform the physical space - using a 14 foot wooden geodesic dome as a flexible skeleton with which to "sculpt" space.  Likewise the objects of daily life - carpets, table, chairs, tea pots and candles - often acted as props for the staging of intentionally heightened experiences.

These experiences produced artifacts that act as cues for future actions.   

Everything within the space, including sounds, temperature, smells and taste was treated as the canvas.  The thoughts, feelings and action of those inside the medium.  Each "piece" was framed by time and intention, living in a certain duration as "event".  A two dimensional flyer acted as promotion (premonition) and artifact (archive).

In this way, the 85 minutes of audio captured here is much less a proper talk or "lecture" and more an artifact in one-dimension (sound) of a full-spectrum experience meant to be contextualized within a particular space and time, with particular participants and particular felt-experience.  But no apologies.  As I make clear in the title and content of the talk - I am attempting an experiment with how one might map such subtle and mulit-dimensional experiences.  This recording exists as a flawed record of the subtle landscapes I am attempting to explore.  

I'm interested to hear your thoughts upon listening and to partner with you in your own explorations - please contact me at Jordan (at) newformsproject.org.  

More information about my in-process articulations of an expanded conception of art at www.newformsproject.org and life-long education at www.life-as-laboratory.org.  

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