Observation is a research method foundational to art and design. Rather than see research as something large, forbidding and extremely serious, you are invited to initiate your research from something you personally observe. This task asks you to communicate an issue that you have noticed as somehow needing attention because it is exceptional, rewarding and you think there should be more of it, contradictory, wrong, or just plain irritating. It might occur anywhere: travel experiences, domestic chores, where you work part-time, and exhibitions, festivals or events you’ve recently attended. Identify the general domain of your observation (technological change, environmental sustainability, globalisation, and identity), and think about how art and design can engage with a specific issue.
Document the issue with a series of printed photographs, drawings or collages (based on your original photographs), video or audio. Describe the issue in 500 words and consider the implications for future generations if this issue is ignored. Based on these implications, name two focussed objectives for the research and explain why it matters (the rationale and significance). To locate your research in relation to art and design discourse the documented observation must also identify two contemporary projects or practitioners who are recognised as engaged with a related issue in the literature.
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