Papalia writes of his experience with the gallery space as a person who must on rely on other senses to observe such a space. He used a language that was assessable to most people, not just scholars, which I find happens very often in texts having to do with art. Carmen Papalia’s writing was captivating to me he didn’t use any difficult words or insist on half explaining theories. “A New Model for Access in the Museum.” Self-‐published.

This passage was interesting it treated the act of being lost as to that of being “illiterate” to your surroundings and environment, which I found very true and relatable. I could relate to this easily, whenever I realize that I am lost, everything I perceive becomes some sort of threat to me, and I make myself be really aware of every single thing that is happening within that environment. The reading mentioned about how children understand being lost, because they stay put and go into survival mode. It made me think about that sinking feeling when you suddenly realize you’re lost, and you begin to panic, wondering if you’ll ever find your mom again. Solnit drew on the theme of a child being lost, and this provoke many memories of when I’d myself lost, which happened quite a bit for I wasn’t really keen on paying attention.

Solnit speaks of many people’s adventures of being lost in the wilderness, as well as myths that contain mystery through the act of being lost. This reading was all about getting lost, and being acquainted with the unfamiliar. “Open Door.” A Field Guide to Getting Lost. I do agree with the part near the end of the chapter where it states that walking is for reflection and reinventing, I always go out for walks to refresh and rethink. I like the suggestion that walking drawing on a grand scale, whatever we encounter and do on our walks are not unlike strokes on a canvas. I found this quote to be particularly true and identify well with the class and with art making. A quote I really liked was on page 269, “one such gesture – an ordinary one from which the extraordinary can be derived – is walking”. This reading consisted of many artwork examples it really helped me to visual and understand more about what you were talking about as our final project. Solnit’s Chapter 16 of Wanderlust touches on the walk as an object, result, and process of art. 'Chapter 16: The Shape of a Walk.' Wanderlust: A History of Walking / Rebecca Solnit.

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