Just finished my giving presentation to the high school. A personal critiques:
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At this point, I'm gathering materials for my mid-year presentation. It takes the form of a powerpoint with accompanying explanation. My most interesting research is here:
https://books.google.com/books?id=neICAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=landscape+difference+between+east+and+west+coast&source=bl&ots=iLTT6WK1G4&sig=eaEqGDDgNYGlj9rrW_lc202XCD4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf86uDprvJAhVI4SYKHTZADMAQ6AEIVzAN#v=onepage&q=landscape%20difference%20between%20east%20and%20west%20coast&f=false "Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed" by Howard Gardner 1/4/16 - First day back at school after break. My Capstone is focused on research right now. I'm trying to connect land preservation with human value and aesthetics. My next steps are as follows:
- Research on landscape aesthetics - Research on local differences in land value across the U.S. - Create Mid-Year Presentation - Gather photo/visual evidence
About two thirds of the way through the year, my project looks like this. I've been focused for the past several months on taking a research perspective on the topic. I wanted to see why land is preserved in certain areas, and I wanted to understand the relationship between people and land. This is the slideshow I used to present in February. I looked at all kinds of sources, and focused on the visual response landscapes can produce.
My project is large in scale, but I'd also like to bring it to my school in the next few months. I'm considering painting a mural to celebrate the land we have here on campus, and tie people to it - ultimately to encourage its protection in the future. I'm also looking for an internship through which I can get real world experience. I'm transitioning towards using my exploration of the social views on environmental importance in the U.S. through looking at National Parks to consider the differences between Eastern and Western America. My ultimate goal would be to use this debate to answer which natural areas of the U.S. people think of as most important.
I plan to examine cultural and social ties to nature in various areas of the country. - Southeast - Appalachia - Northeast - New England Coast - Midwest - Southwest - Pacific Northwest - California Coast Define important: necessary to the identity of the country, helpful from an ecological standpoint, sentimentally important, historically important, important for international relations natural areas: specifically parks, but also just the biomes that characterize different parts of the U.S. Trying to join aesthetics and the topic of land preservation, I came across this. These are promotional posters for the National Parks Service, created by photographer and graphic artist Robert B. Decker. He combines his interests to create iconic, WPA style posters, and is still working to eventually create posters for all 59 major parks.
I'd love to combine my interests like this. I'm thinking maybe on a larger scale - mural painting and landscape appreciation. |
Bella JacobyThis is the website for my senior year capstone project at Woodlawn School. I plan to explore the relationships between humanity and nature through the lens of conservation, and mores specifically national parks in a historical and modern context. Archives
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