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Slow Looking

by VelvetThunder Creative Production › Creative Exploration

40 minutes 5 Steps

  1. Choose one thing

    A painting in a gallery, a photograph, or a single object on your desk.

  2. Just look

    10 minutes

    Look without writing anything down. Let your eyes wander over every part.

  3. List what you see

    15 minutes

    Write down as many observations as you can, aiming for 30. Only what's there, no interpretation.

  4. Ask questions

    5 minutes

    What happened just before? Who made it, and why? What's outside the frame?

  5. Respond

    10 minutes

    Write, sketch or record a response in any form.