On Sep 21, 2013, at 5:18 AM, Fiona Jane Candy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> So I wonder what you think about the possibility of a mutual exchange when we are making - a conjoining that takes place when we are moving in response to materials and things ( and/ or spaces, environments, others etc)
I'm big on what might be seen as a pragmatic animism. You don't have to actually believe that your kite is a sentient being to have that important conversation with it. As much as I believe that we should design things to work for people, it is a mistake when we fail to listen to (and learn from) things. Although I think that's especially true in the process of design, your kite story is a great example of how it's not limited to designing or traditionally delimited learning situations.
Your kite flying description reminded me of some WWII surplus kites we had when I was a kid. They were about five feet tall and were made to fly off ships for target practice--blue kites with a black and red image of a Japanese Zero. With the two handles controlling two strings, you could make them dodge back and forth. Unfortunately, the by-then-twenty-year-old wooden frames turned into kindling the first time the kite hit the ground hard so I never got really good at flying them.
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