Feedback from PPF:
- Rethink title [The art of the species guide in conservation] does the guide have a role in conservation?
- More research (primary, secondary)
- Include all research in bibliography, not just the thing referenced.
- More artists
- Improve rational - narrative; what I did, where I came from, my conclusions, how that has influenced my ideas for this module.
- Reference: what have I looked at in terms of guides?
- Be specific with references (all references - Sam Winston??)
- Current RSPB campaigns (Home for wildlife)
- Local community wildlife groups
- Audience? (TBD)
- Outcome? (TBD)
- Boyle Family - forensic recreation of a place, land art
- Key words? guidebook, nature reserve, signage (info graphics), conservation, etc.
To do this week:
- Concept panel slides (21st July)
- Analyse guidebooks
- Pick out best experiments for concept panel - Make more??
- Redo PPF (?)
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Tim also mentioned this advert, from the RSPB;
Give nature a home advert - RSPB
(RSPB, 2014)
From this video, you can then go to the website and find a range of guides on how to 'give nature a home'. Below is the main guide, avaliable to recieve through the post or as a pdf, but there are also guide for how to make dead wood piles, build a home for bats, and create nature corridors, as well as lots of different activities to help bring nature into your garden (RSPB: GIVING NATURE A HOME, 2014).
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| Give nature a home Guide - RSPB |
(RSPB: GIVING NATURE A HOME, 2014)
One of the thing Tim suggested I do to help my research and development of my concept, was to dissect the guides that are already out there. I am unsure if it is a guide book that I will produce, but getting to grips with what is already available, and finding the problems with it will help me figure out what it is I am wanting to do. I've also ordered a physical copy of this so I can look at it and analyse it properly in my sketch book; I also intend to do this with a couple of other guide books too.
I really like what the RSPB are trying to do with this campaign; by getting everyone to pitch in and create a better habitat for wild life in their own back garden, this helps with conservation on a much wider scale, at a much lower cost for them. Although the RSPB is primarily for birds, by getting people to make a better environment for plants, insects and other wildlife, it creates a better environment for the birds, and makes their survival much easier.
My only problem with it it, is it seems to be aimed towards adults. which is fine, in theory. It provides them with activities to do with their children, but non of the material is aimed at children.
So...for example, I could have been looking at all this, and decide that one Sunday afternoon me and the kids are going to build a wood pile to attract lots of insects; I can download a simple little guide telling me exactly how to do this - this guide is really simple, no images, just the instructions; not appealing to children at all.
If I were to remake this I would have it as something to show the kids, to get them interested too. "If we build a log pile, look at all the cool insects that will come and live in it!" and maybe some kind of treasure hunt list, to keep them coming back to check and see what insects move in.
I think one of biggest parts of conservation should be to educate and build interest in younger people, so that in the future they think of things like our wildlife, and try to help.
And with the main guide that I have shown in this post. It is very simple, and too the point, with lots of good information on what you can do to help, but only focuses on adults.
[This guide also uses, what I thought was one of my ideas, to use the silhouette of the animal with a photograph of it natural habitat...I swear I'm thinking of these things first!]
I have been thinking about focusing on a specific location for my 'guide', as I think this will narrow down what needs to be included. 'Wild life' is just too broad, I need some kind of limit, such as 'red list', 'nature reserve', or even 'garden'. I really like the idea of focusing on your garden, getting every one to do their bit.
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