Zoom Session 18

Derive, Derive & Thermodynamics –

This weeks talk was really interesting and today inspired me to get out of my armchair and go for a wander. In our session we were discussing the concept of a derive or simply derive. In our discussion group I expressed my concern that Ai could potentially be robbing us of many jobs in the creative industry. However during our five minutes of contemplation Bea pointed out that nothing is ever really destroyed. She had been thinking about Thermodynamics and the idea that actually things just change energy is not destroyed it just changes. We spoke about how analogue photography had now morphed into a genre in its own right in the wake of the digital revolution.

I can honestly say that I felt very uplifted after our conversation. In fact I was really taken with the whole concept of a derive. It wasn’t something that I had come across before but it was certainly something that I wanted to try.

The very next day I set out on a long walk around town (Brixham in Devon). During that walk gave me time and space to think and reflect. It also gave me time to slow down and really absorb my environment. It was at this point that I realised how cluttered my environment actually was. The whole townscape was littered with signs. Obviously I was always aware of the signs but never really AWARE of how many of them were strewn all over and in such a seemingly random fashion.

The results of my wanderings and musings were two very different blog posts, namely: ‘A Mental Derive’ and ‘Time of the Signs’. The conclusion to all this, is that a Derive is possibly one of the most helpful things I have ever engaged in. I hope to explore this further. As usual I have added my updated Zentangle gallery below.