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Julia Green
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Seeing Beyond Sight Photo Challenge by Julia Green

March 13th, 2007 11:12 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: Seeing Beyond Sight has partnered with SFZero to challenge you to see the world differently - with more than your eyes.

Welcome new users: SFZero is an ongoing game in which you can choose to participate (or not) after you do the Seeing Beyond Sight Challenge.

Click here for new user registration.

1. Blindfold yourself.
(wear shades or tape your eyes shut)

2. Go out in public and make your way in the world.
(go 1 block, 1 hour or 1 roll of film; go with a friend or alone; make up your own process)

3. Photograph things you notice. And, just notice.
(What do you notice differently about objects, people, actions, interactions?)

4. Embrace the whole experience as much as the picture taking.
(Engage. Have a conversation with people you encounter. Take it all in.)

5. Share your story.
(For each photograph write a caption about your experience - a few lines or several paragraphs if you want.)

6. Challenge some friends to do it.
(email them the link: sf0.org/seeingbeyondsight)

Please don't post all the pictures from your shoot, but chose 1 to 3 that are the best images or are most telling of your experience. Caption the photos describing something about your experience - that is as important as the image itself. Longer stories are welcomed and may be added to www.seeingbeyondsight.org.

If you depend on your eyes to get around, then it is hard not to use them. Although you can tell us about how difficult it is to be blind, focus more on what you noticed about the world as you embarked on this journey.

This experience isn’t about blindness – it is about seeing, noticing and paying attention with more than your eyes.

This challenge was inspired by SEEING BEYOND SIGHT: PHOTOGRAPHY BY BLIND TEENAGERS, a new book published by Chronicle Books.

This task is a collabaration with ThaJinx. We decided to work together as a way of keeping eachother safe. I didn't feel like going out by myself blindfolded or finding out ThaJinx had been run over by a car.

We decided to have ThaJinx go first. All was going well and good until near the end of the task when we realized ThaJinx's camera wasn't working and the past half hour of documented work was only documented with black squares of nothing.

I decided to journey into Freak Alley. Freak Alley is an alley in Boise between 7th and 8th and runs between Koi and Opa. The Alley is filled with graffitti, but over the past few years has gone to shit. Local artists don't like it anymore and often you will find tags or things written in the alley such as "RIP Freak Alley" or "Cut the Bullshit". They alley has some cool stuff and is a common place for artists like myself to hang out in.

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The beginning

The beginning

James captured a shot of me as I was adjusting my blindfold.


dumpster

dumpster

one of the many dumpsters I encountered in Freak Alley


door

door

I tried getting a good shot of the door... looks like I got half a door.


dumpster diving

dumpster diving

Garbage that I touched. ew ew ew


ledge

ledge

A ledge I almost tripped on. Thanks to ThaJinx, he didn't tell me it was there. I thought that is why I brought him along... so he could keep me safe.


port-o-potty

port-o-potty

Something I touched. Naaaasty. Maybe I should have gone inside and tried to use it. O rmaybe I should have borrowed some hand sanitizer from it.


more dumpsters

more dumpsters

The rust had an interesting texture


people talking

people talking

I kept hearing doors open and two guys talking. I tried to take photos of it, but I think they were on the other side of the dumpster and toilet.


cooling system

cooling system

There is a vent near that light that I kept hearing. I tried taking a photo of it.


brick wall

brick wall

more interesting texture


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chance

chance

I just happen to catch this parking sign


open spaces

open spaces

What I was venturing into


clutching

clutching

I decided against leaving the wall because I wanted to explore it more


my wall

my wall

What I had just traveled down


another alley

another alley

a tiny alley I had to squeeze my way into. I had to work my way past the wall and a parked car to get here.


car

car

It grazed my hip as I walked past it


a random shot

a random shot

I can't remember why I took this


gate

gate

I wanted to go inside, but decided not to.


door

door

A back door leading into the bar, Opa. It was open-mic night and I could hear music inside. I could hear clapping and occasionally someone near the door, but on the opposite side. Notice the keg in the bottom left corner.


huh?

huh?

This photo turned out really weird. ThaJinx thinks it looks like it was rendered from the video game "Myst".


scary

scary

I heard to guys speaking spanish. ThaJinx informed me they were looking at me. I got a really uncomfortable feeling and decided to stand still until the two men left.


a great shot

a great shot

a great shot of the buildings from Freak Alley. Taken by ThaJinx



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posted by Sean Mahan on March 14th, 2007 12:12 AM

That was a really good location - I also think it's more fun, in some ways, doing this task at night.