https://padlet.com/kwalker225/38nyp0efe1ttrxvt en-us 2021-12-04 14:19:47 UTC 2025-03-21 00:46:12 UTC hello@padlet.com kwalker225 https://padlet.com/kwalker225/38nyp0efe1ttrxvt/wish/1928791297 Spiritual enlightening book with teachings for our existence. And it is also recognised as a philosophical parable following the journey of a prophet known as Zarathustra. 

The purpose of the book is its argument that human values are created by humans, rather than the creation of a higher being e.g god. 

The idea of the 'Übermensch' or 'Superman' is intended to relate to humanities potential, through challenging humanity to take responsibility for creating values in order to achieve a better existence. 

I read this book while traveling on the bus and took inspiration form its existentialism and worked on creating art that had little to no meaning at a first glance or for people who walk past it, but intended it to have a deeper connection like a motif that links through all my work. 


]]> 2021-12-04 14:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kwalker225/38nyp0efe1ttrxvt/wish/1928791297 kwalker225 https://padlet.com/kwalker225/38nyp0efe1ttrxvt/wish/1928791521 I was interested in the effect the subconscious mind had on Raskolnikov's act of murder. He couldn't cope with the guilt and gradually lost his sanity which lead to his confession and defeat. 

This book was a perspective into our primal desire for survival and greed in a corrupted era of living. ]]> 2021-12-04 14:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kwalker225/38nyp0efe1ttrxvt/wish/1928791521 kwalker225 https://padlet.com/kwalker225/38nyp0efe1ttrxvt/wish/1928791615 The story consist of two characters with different story lines who have no relation to each other. Throughout the book a faint connection can be made between them although it is not clear enough  until you reach the ending of the book where you notice events that happen correlate to the other story.  

The storytelling of this book reminds me of a labyrinth where each time you come to a conclusion it doesn't fit in or is refuted by the next chapters of the book. 

I took inspiration from the labyrinth and experimented with ways of producing work that had subtle or noticeable links to each other. ]]> 2021-12-04 14:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kwalker225/38nyp0efe1ttrxvt/wish/1928791615 kwalker225 https://padlet.com/kwalker225/38nyp0efe1ttrxvt/wish/1928977316 I have currently been reading this book over the past two weeks as I decided to return to Dostoyevsky's work. His journal accounts of his time spent in a Siberian labour camp are told through the Journal of a noble Russian man. 

Detailed events of treatment, scandals, and the different personalities of the prison occurred frequently throughout the book. A lot of time is spent describing thoroughly qualities and backstories of other prisoners. ]]> 2021-12-04 19:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kwalker225/38nyp0efe1ttrxvt/wish/1928977316 kwalker225 https://padlet.com/kwalker225/38nyp0efe1ttrxvt/wish/1928979034 Murakakmi's sporadic nature of story telling influenced how I was going to present my work. I didn't want any work to link until I was coming towards a conclusion. I found that by introducing a physical link, such as string, strengthened the relationship the work had on each other. Each character has a straight forward and blunt attitude towards unnatural situations which shaped my thought process when trying out new ideas. ]]> 2021-12-04 19:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kwalker225/38nyp0efe1ttrxvt/wish/1928979034