In Adaptation [ARC 1133]

Exercise 1 - The Art Of Adaptation

Introduction

This exercise is in preparation in the lead-up to Final Project of adapting the literature Invisible Cities to the local condition of the Greater KL. The everyday life of cities and its banality is a scene that has been taken for granted. While the experience of the everyday life is banal, there are a plethora of mediums/channels by which stories of cities are told/expressed, one of which is literature. Literature is a medium in which stories are told, some of them original but most are tales from across the centuries adapted to a contemporary or different context, or to a modified theme to enhance the storyline. Using the literature, Invisible Cities, as the basis , students are to study, analyse and creatively adapt it using a graphical representation.

Tasks

Students are to form a group of 3 members to select a chapter from the book Invisible Cities to be read. Then, each groups are to describe the story and the ideas extracted from the story using mind-mapping. After that, each group will to create a painting on an A3 size paper to be submitted. 

Product

Conclusion

Through this project, I’ve learnt to critically analyse a theme or subject matter from an artistic medium. Besides that, I am also able to source, cite and discuss themes and references from fields related to the current and contemporary context that are significant in re-telling of stories. Finally, I’ve also learnt to re-present the stody in a graphical approach based on the contemporary context of time.