Tonight was the opening of the Bluscray photographic prize.
I interviewed people about what learning or education meant to them.
below are some notes from this evenings interviews
Liz said: Learning is bliss
Kirsten said: Learning is about being the best version of you that you can be.
Ko said: Learning is a very personal thing, its like finding that little switch or a door that opens in your mind and allows you to see things in a different way. Its not just an accumulation of knowledge. Its having a new view on things. Those are the things that to me are learning. Otherwise its just another thing to remember.
Ali - Education, you've got to be a mug!
(I'm thinking this might be a play of words on the fact that it will be written on a cup)
Raine said:
Education . . .
its a pretty sure path to vacation.
Silvie said: The best students are the ones who make the most mistakes
(she entered a photograph in the competition, it is of a poster that also has a reference to teaching)
Above is the dude Ocore.
The portrait that was taken of him
by Wirut Khemnak
won first prize !
and he arrived near the end of the evening and was pretty chuffed to find out. Then he said well he wanted it to win, but then he didn't want it to win. Then I asked him to tell me about his ideas of education and learning. Well Ocore can deliver an instant speech and so out came all of these marvellous ideas, but I was only able to gather snatches of them. (the snatches of phrases and words from Ocore's ideas are below)
You can read about it here:
more info about the prize below:
VU at MetroWest from 30 June – 23 July.
Reflections on the Maribyrnong River, street art in Maddern Square, fishmongers in the Little Saigon Market, and textured historic facades are just some of the subjects you will see featured in this exhibition, representing incredibly diverse perceptions that reveal Footscray’s unique character.
When you visit the exhibition, you can also vote for your favourite photograph in the People's Choice Award, to be announced at the end of the exhibition.
Key dates
- Exhibition launch and announcement of prize winners: Thursday 30 June, 6-8pm
- Exhibition open: 30 June – 22 July, 9am-5pm Monday-Friday
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Message in a cup
Messages and stories of Learning in Footscray are collected and then written onto the insides of one hundred blue cups. The cups are placed in Footscray during Blu-scray events to be found by people and taken home.
BluScray is a collaboration between Victoria University and Maribyrnong City Council
as part of Footscray University Town and the VU Centenary
