I have lived in Sinfin pretty much all of my life - I lived just outside of Sinfin for seven years but returned I have lived within the same square mile for 41 years. I had kinda hoped that this feeling of indifference about where I live, that Sinfin was a shit hole was just me and my thinking, my wife feels and thinks the same but maybe that is my influence.
But since thinking more and more about the place I live, I have searched for the plans regarding the development of the garden village, the industrial development, the park and the nature reserve. There is lots of information out there. Which left me scratching my head why had I never seen it before, was it because I don't care or because it was briefly shown quietly in some council building somewhere or was it a combination. In this search for information I discovered a 84 page document titled "Sinfin Profile 2011/12" which was produced by the "Research and Intelligence Team, Policy, Research and Engagement Division, Strategic Services and Transformation" which I guessing part of Derby City Council. "Low satisfaction with neighbourhood" "Mean annual income lower than the city" "A higher percentage of people with no qualifications than the Derby average" "Only 1 in 5 adults are estimated to eat healthily – the lowest proportion of any ward in Derby" "Much higher volumes of Police CFS for ASB than Derby average" "A considerably lower rate of residents giving unpaid help" "Fewer people felt they belonged to their neighbourhood" "Lower rate of people who have attended a museum or art gallery in the last 12 months when compared to the city figure." http://oscarderby.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Sinfin-Ward-Profile.pdf [Accessed 09/03/2019] I thought it was just me, I had hoped it was me but its not, It is Sinfin. "An honesty that may be uncomfortable, that maybe I don't give a shit. Familiarity breeds contempt, indifference and maybe the place that I live is drowning in it or maybe its just me I am not sure which is worst" https://iam1point4.weebly.com/journal/its-everywhere [Accessed 09/03/2019] My conflict is not because is it coz I is working class "People like me don’t do degrees People like me certainly don’t do art degrees People like me aren’t expected to do well in any degree let alone art. Photography is like a dirty little secret, an embarrassment something I don’t really like talking about unless your my wife or a handful of people here" Alan Fletcher Oct '18 - Is It Coz I Is Working Class https://discuss.oca-student.com/t/is-it-coz-i-is-working-class/8390 [Accessed 09/03/2019] Is it coz I is from Sinfin.
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I guess that I am still finding it hard to see the wood for the trees, maybe it is because there are so many things to consider, so many things flying around my head, so many unknowns and the thought of trying to attempt a continuous 12 month project is both exciting, frighting and very risky - equally it may not happen if they don't agree to it.
I think that the feedback I received validated my own thinking and thoughts. It was suggested that I could show them some of the type of work I was thinking about doing which makes sense and that maybe I could present each assignment to them again something to think about. It did get me thinking about https://iam1point4.weebly.com/introduction/identity-conflict [Accessed 05/03/2019] I found myself talking about the work I was doing for them and the work I was doing for me, there images a more straight forward record, which probably would contain more aesthetically pleasing maybe even have a more commercial feel to them, in comparison to my more balanced approach, dare I say more arty farty. At which point I thought how wrong that thinking was, it sounded quite patronising, I need to challenge my own old way of thinking, how I feel and learn how to talk about what I do openly and with conviction, the work should be seen has one, just a mix of approaches and uses. |