I have spent the past two weeks immersed in rats. Every available surface is covered in papers, notes, drawings of rats. I have books that range from children's fiction to pest control and everything in between. When I close my eyes, I see rats.
It all started with my first Word/Image class, when we were directed to select one topic to pursue intellectually and artisticly throughout the entire semester. I was immediately drawn to rats. After all, they are an important aspect in my life and my art, and yet I am far from an expert on rats, and could stand to learn a lot about them and my own relation to them. The following week we began our research paper, and that is how I found myself knee deep in rats.
It's funny. I've researched rats before, casually. I've looked up websites, I've scanned the library offerings. Yet I always only scratched the surface. Somehow, but taking it one step further, I found a wealth of information I couldn't have dreamed of.
The rough draft was due today. I barely finished it in time, and not for lack of effort-- there was just
so much information that it was hard putting it all together. I'm still not satisfied with my rough draft, and in the week that we have to revise and turn in the final version, I plan on doing a lot of pruning. Once that is perfected I'll post it up on my website for everyone's reading enjoyment-- in the meantime I plan on sharing some of my more interesting findings.
Today's Offering:
Thomas Tomczyk -- Temple of RatsI found out about the Karni Mata temple a while ago, and it is my dream to travel there and take photos of the rats. This guy has done just that, and his photographs are very beautiful-- his trip is fun to read about as well.
#
posted by Sophielynette @ 10:02 PM