Meet Anthotaxy, the second team on our 2019 collaborative project series
Our 3rd years are leading the second round of original collaborative projects
This term, for the second year running, our third-year students are hard at work with a range of collaborative projects. These student-led projects are part of a module where they consider the writer’s role as part of a creative eco-system, and literature’s role in the creative economy through working on a collaborative project.
On our second interview of the year, we talked to Anthotaxy about their experience so far.
Describe your project
We are working in collaboration with the Fine Art students of Falmouth University, aiming to explore the different ways that art can be interpreted through creative writing. We are writing creative responses to pieces of art or the artistic processes that the students are currently working on.
Why did you choose this project?
We were interested in exploring how both of us respond very differently to the same pieces of artwork and how that is reflective of how differently people can interpret art in general.
Why did you decide to do this for your collaborative project and what do you want to gain?
We want to be able to collaborate with and talk to other people involved in the arts and see how our artistic processes differ. We also want to gain experience in working in different medias and forms so that we will be able to do this later on in our careers. As well as this, this book will be a great addition to each of our and the Fine Art students’ portfolios.
What are you most excited about?
Working with new people and finding different inspiration and themes than what we are usually comfortable with. Talking to the artists about their work and their processes, being inspired by how excited they are to talk about it and explain it.
What is next for your project?
Printing the booklets, organising a launch event in The Lighthouse, getting involved with the exhibitions in the future and setting up social media so that the project can be continued further.
by the Falwriting team