domee
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Hi, I?m doing my MA in illustration at the Manchester Metropolitan University and I need your help!
Some of you might already know me or seen me around ? I?m usually sketching stuff at the TSG Chapel in Castleton and in various caves, mostly around the area of Derbyshire.
My project is all about caves and most importantly ? people in those caves. I am interested in capturing different ways, in which people interact with caves in the modern day, e.g.: caving trips, seminars, cave digs and repairs, etc.
It all started with one of my earliest childhood memories, which is a memory from inside a cave in the Tatra Mountains. Weirdly, this memory has been resurfacing throughout my life and I pondered on it often. I used to go caving with my mum when I was a kid, and ever since caves have been an object of great fascination to me.
This got me thinking about why certain people are so drawn to caves - a question that's not that easy to answer. But I can only ask myself and people around X number of times until they all get annoyed! So, I?ve come up with a set of questions to post here - this way hopefully they can reach a wider range of cavers.
By the end of my MA, I?m hoping to produce an image-heavy book that tells a visual story about the vibrant world of caving. I want this to be a kind of celebration of the caving community that could be enjoyed both by cavers and non-cavers.
If you do decide to answer these questions, then I?ll assume it?s fine for me to quote you unless you state otherwise. Names, age, etc. are just for reference and won?t be shared unless you want to. Still, it?s fine if you don?t want to fill those in at all.
Anyway, any participation will be much appreciated! Also, my suggestion is ? please be open with your answers and be as literal or as abstract as you want.
Alternatively, if you don?t want to post your answers here, you can email them to me on: domeeart@gmail.com
P.S. If you?re interested in seeing what it is that I do, here?s a link: https://www.domeeart.com/mind-in-a-cave
NOW, ONTO THE QUESTIONNAIRE
FIRST NAME/NICKNAME:
AGE:
PLACE:
PROFESSION:
1. When did you start caving?
2. Describe your first ever caving trip.
3. What?s your most memorable cave related adventure?
4. Were you interested in caves before you started caving?
5. What?s your earliest cave related memory/encounter?
6. What do you think first drew you to caves?
7. Why do you cave?
8. Do you ever go into caves on your own? If so - why? How differently do you respond to a cave when you?re in it alone?
9. What is a cave?
10. What?s the weirdest thing you?ve ever found underground?
11. If you are a digger, explain the appeal of it.
12. If you are a diver, explain the appeal of it.
THE END.
Thanks again!
Dominika
Some of you might already know me or seen me around ? I?m usually sketching stuff at the TSG Chapel in Castleton and in various caves, mostly around the area of Derbyshire.
My project is all about caves and most importantly ? people in those caves. I am interested in capturing different ways, in which people interact with caves in the modern day, e.g.: caving trips, seminars, cave digs and repairs, etc.
It all started with one of my earliest childhood memories, which is a memory from inside a cave in the Tatra Mountains. Weirdly, this memory has been resurfacing throughout my life and I pondered on it often. I used to go caving with my mum when I was a kid, and ever since caves have been an object of great fascination to me.
This got me thinking about why certain people are so drawn to caves - a question that's not that easy to answer. But I can only ask myself and people around X number of times until they all get annoyed! So, I?ve come up with a set of questions to post here - this way hopefully they can reach a wider range of cavers.
By the end of my MA, I?m hoping to produce an image-heavy book that tells a visual story about the vibrant world of caving. I want this to be a kind of celebration of the caving community that could be enjoyed both by cavers and non-cavers.
If you do decide to answer these questions, then I?ll assume it?s fine for me to quote you unless you state otherwise. Names, age, etc. are just for reference and won?t be shared unless you want to. Still, it?s fine if you don?t want to fill those in at all.
Anyway, any participation will be much appreciated! Also, my suggestion is ? please be open with your answers and be as literal or as abstract as you want.
Alternatively, if you don?t want to post your answers here, you can email them to me on: domeeart@gmail.com
P.S. If you?re interested in seeing what it is that I do, here?s a link: https://www.domeeart.com/mind-in-a-cave
NOW, ONTO THE QUESTIONNAIRE
FIRST NAME/NICKNAME:
AGE:
PLACE:
PROFESSION:
1. When did you start caving?
2. Describe your first ever caving trip.
3. What?s your most memorable cave related adventure?
4. Were you interested in caves before you started caving?
5. What?s your earliest cave related memory/encounter?
6. What do you think first drew you to caves?
7. Why do you cave?
8. Do you ever go into caves on your own? If so - why? How differently do you respond to a cave when you?re in it alone?
9. What is a cave?
10. What?s the weirdest thing you?ve ever found underground?
11. If you are a digger, explain the appeal of it.
12. If you are a diver, explain the appeal of it.
THE END.
Thanks again!
Dominika