Convergence Seminar

What is convergence?

- Bringing a range of objects together to create a new formation.

- To forcibly blend multiple forms together to produce something new.

What convergence means to me:

 "To generate a hybrid, from using a range of different ideas"

In relation to the word convergence, the group was set a task to mimic a visual representation of the process of convergence. For instance, the task required myself to separate some pieces of newspaper and then after repurpose them by rearranging the pieces into a completely new form.

I produced some collages using pieces of newspaper and overlaying them at different amounts and angles to produce a convergence of material. I thought that a collage was a great representation of convergence as it expressed the process quite well, though it wasn't the most visually appealing work created, I think that by doing this process that it allowed me to fully understand what I had to do for my sense of place project. 

I did the same process with this design, however, I used red card rather than black to see what effect it had. Overall I prefer the black collages.

I created three pieces for this seminars convergence theme, the third piece was created afterwards using my photographs I acquired at the Yorkshire sculpture park, and integrating my own creative material.

Though this is a simplistic concept, made popular by writer William Burroughs, it helps provide visual solidification of the meaning of convergence, and with this process I have found it easier to understand what to research and produce in relation to this weeks theme.