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Creative Response:Let's sing together!

yunyuan — 2022-11-12 04:07:45 UTC

I made a poem(in a Chinese vision) based on my place-thought walk and created the rhythm to make it into a little song. So let's sing together!

I walk around the garden 走在这花丛间

I see the birdies fly away 看飞鸟渐高远

the sun disappearing behind the mountain 看落日映远山

Suddenly I heard the rain didadidadida。听雨声一点点

I walk around the garden 走在这花丛间

I see a butterfly dancing with flowers 蝴蝶儿在翩翩

Leaves are happily rustling 树叶儿沙沙响

Children are having fun on the swing 小孩子荡秋千

a fairy came to earth

yunyuan — 2022-11-12 04:48:09 UTC

As we all know, butterflies are great for our gardens as they are attracted to bright flowers and need to feed on nectar.
When they do this their bodies collect pollen and carry it to other plants. This helps fruits, vegetables, and flowers to produce new seeds.
But during my experience with Parallaxis, I saw a fairy kissing a flower, and she was incredibly happy rather than looking at them scientifically. You can tell from her gestures, the way she moved her wings, and the communication she made with her peers.
I would like to link this experience to the video and reading of ‘Dadirri’ by Miriam - Rose Ungunmerr. First People learn by ‘watching and listening, waiting, and then acting’. All learning happens after a certain amount of time and patience of watching and listening and being present where you are, and who you are with, human and beyond. I practiced being 'still and wait', watching the butterfly, and listening carefully to the sound without being distracted by others.

A little gnome's house in the forest

yunyuan — 2022-11-12 05:15:33 UTC

To me, this small door represents the entrance to a gnome's home. The rose in the sky is like a dragon dancing its claws and welcoming everyone in. However, if you come across the entrance, you will be in a dark forest, and there is a witch who lives in the forest's heart. If you get lost, go find the little gnome, and he will lead you in the right direction.
I tried to be still in front of this garden, taking deep breaths and closing my eyes, waiting for the environment to speak to me. When I opened my eyes again, the blooming rose drew my attention, and this imaginative image appeared in my mind.
This Dadirr experience taught me the power of silence and the art of listening, listening to our nature. As previously stated, it "made me feel whole again." To me, wholeness is the connection I have with my surroundings and a strong sense of belonging.

my wing-Seeing The Ordinary As Extraordinary

yunyuan — 2022-11-12 05:18:19 UTC

This is my wing, which can transport me across the sea and into the sky. I can choose how fast and how far I want to travel.
Looking at the ordinary in an unusual way has made me more creative; I will not confine myself to a fixed form or way of thinking.
This experience is related to the Parallaxis game, and for some people, especially this swing with a locker, it may have left an impression, either physically or emotionally.
This is something magical and powerful to me!
Even if we are all looking at the same thing with the same function, we will all see it differently!

a cave-connect to underworld

yunyuan — 2022-11-12 05:19:20 UTC

These massive rocks have been here for a long time, as evidenced by the marks and holes eroded by rain and sun.
It's a cave for all little bugs, and they spend their days sending messages, looking for food, and travelling between the up-world and the underworld.
According to Latour, "the concept of learning to be affected as a way to move beyond the binary of subject/object to become aware of multiple ways of seeing the world around us," as cited by Hamm (2015). During this experience, I practised seeing the world around me in a new light and being curious about the objects in it. Listen to the stories of the land and try to be affected by it in order to develop a stronger attachment to it.

Artefact - Video

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References List:

Catherine, H (2015) Walking with Place: Storying Reconciliation Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education. Canadian Children, 40 (2). 57 - 67.

The Parallaxis – A game of walking between worlds n.d., The Parallaxis, .

Ungunmerr-Baumann, MR 2002, Dadirri: deep inner listening and quiet still awareness, Emmaus Productions, viewed 4th of November 2022, .

Ungunmerr-Baumann, MR 2002, Dadirri: deep inner listening and quiet still awareness, Emmaus Productions, viewed 4th of November 2022, .

Watts, V. (2013). Indigenous place-thought and agency amongst humans and non-humans (First Woman and Sky Woman go on a European world tour!). Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, 2(1), 20-34.

yunyuan — 2022-11-13 11:44:42 UTC