Megan's Blog

Not much changes from day to day. But when you look back on your life after some time has passed, things seem completely different. For this reason, I think it’s cool idea to document your life as time progresses. The Feltron reports are an innovative way of documenting one’s life over the course of a year. I honestly wish I had thought of doing the same thing! It’s a creative and easy way to organize different chapters of your life. I definitely don’t have the time or patience to record events on a daily basis, but by recording small things which strike a cord, you can remember all the important parts of your life over year.

I recently jumped on the bandwagon and joined the “instagram” fad. I realize that it’s just another method of social networking, however I like the simplicity of using pictures as a form of documentation for your experiences. Similar to the Feltron reports, I had the idea of printing out all of the pictures I have taken on instagram over the course of a year and making a collage. While this is a much more simple and less time-consuming task, the idea behind it is similar to Felton’s. For this reason, I truly admire Felton’s work. A lot of time, patience, and attention to detail has gone into compiling these reports, and it’s something that not every person would be willing to complete. I applaud him for the creativity and effort of each report. In particular, I also liked how in the 2009 report Felton had others record their encounters with him. This adds more perspectives to the documentation of his year and gives an interesting twist.

~ by mmaggi117 on October 27, 2012 .