/weekOne.bootcamp
(10_october_2021)
This has been the first week in this new adventure. Still, I feel like
I've been in it for a while now. This past month I have had the opportunity
to get to know my classmates one by one. Unlike them, I already knew the city,
I had a place to sleep and I also had friends around here. That's exactly why
meeting them has been so special and exciting. It has been a breath of fresh air
and a big break from my routine, which can sometimes be very monotonous.
I feel very privileged to meet such diverse people with such different backgrounds from
all over the world. I think we all ended up here with the idea of learning from
each other and creating projects together, and I have no doubt that this is what
will happen.
.what_is_your_fight?
On the first day of the bootcamp we had to bring a poster on the topic
What is your fight?. On this poster we had to reflect any concern,
personal interest or cause we wanted to fight
or in our future. Thinking about how to approach this question was not so simple since
there are many things to work on and a lot to change. I finally decided to focus my poster
with the concept empathy.
There is a lack of empathy in politics, a lack of empathy with migrant people, a lack
of empathy on gender issues, a lack of empathy between social classes, and so on. That
is why I believe that we, the ones who are going to define what the world looks like in
the coming years, have to focus on creating with empathy, with consciousness and
inclusiveness.
In order to see the poster and the whole exercise, you can go to the Design Studio page
or just click here.
.elisava_&_studio_class
During the week, we also visited ELISAVA and its spaces. We could see all the tools
at our disposal in the workshops and laboratories (really impressive).
We also had our first Studio Class there, where Oscar Tomico explained the difference between
1st, 2nd and 3rd person design and how important it is to get involved and surround
yourself with the collective you are designing for. Designing in 1st person also allows
you to see the resources at your disposal, the intra-relationships of the community,
the infrastructures, etc.
The second part of the session was dedicated to getting to know our classmates
better, telling each other about our skills, knowledge and attitude. It was a very
useful exercise to start getting to know the background and intentions of the other
members of the class. In addition, we were given the task of reflecting on our skills,
knowledge and attitude on each of the subjects we are going to deal with in this master's
course and, subsequently, thinking about what our challenges and aims are for this year.
.git_&_website
On Thursday we had a session to get started on GitHub and begin building the website. At first, understanding what it was all about was a bit tricky as, in my case, I had never worked with Git or HTML before. However, after the class I discovered it was an interesting topic and started looking for more information. During the weekend I spent a lot of time creating my website from scratch, watching some HTML and CSS tutorials. Understanding what is behind the websites we visit and use every day was enlightening, and being able to design a website by writing code made me feel like a web design pro.
.poblenou_tour
The week ended with a tour around some of the infinite art, creation and cooperation
spaces in Poblenou. Firstly, we visited the headquarters of Poblenou Urban District,
an art gallery where the whole project of collaboration with the different creative
spaces in the neighbourhood is organised. After walking two streets we arrived at
TransfoLAB, a workshop with the aim of creating new designs and forms from trash and
obsolete objects. Then we visited BiciHub, a large building focused on the rehabilitation
of bicycles to later give them a second life and also with a workshop where anyone can
fix their own bike. Finally, we ended the visit at ConnectHort (soon Bioma), a place
dedicated to gardening and community activities.
Getting to know these places was a wonderful experience and made me want to investigate
and get to know more innovative places like these. I will need to find some time to do
another tour on my own.
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.week_references
_Rural Spark: https://www.ruralspark.com/
_Aquí: https://aqui.design/cat.html
_Component Studio: https://componestudio.com/tailors
_Tom Sachs