[Af_List] my 5 cents

[Zoe Drayton]

Firstly, i just want  to make it clear, that opinions expressed on  
this list are not ever indicative of the Audio Foundation and its  
position.

The point of AF is to broadly support innovative practice.
It does say on the site that this means a practice that falls outside  
or in between academia and industry....but that doesn't mean that it  
rules out these areas either.

Secondly, i come from an academic background with my making. My  
gramma was the first woman (and person)  in NZ to get a Bachelor of   
Music and  I was in a sculpture dept at art school when i started  
making.

Personally i find it crucial to not discount any practice- no matter  
how lame or where or who it comes from - and to try to be informed by  
anything that is helpful to my own making.

But one of the keys to any making is support. Its pretty hard to make  
in isolation.
And i guess this is where the whole discussion started eh? with Simon  
needing support for how he was experiencing Music School....

dude... i say go to sculpture...

(or RMIT actually with Philip Smartzis)

z