Then it hit me. Rather than ask questions, why not ask artists to react to images and sound? Let them share their reactions to Sensory inputs that apply directly to their craft. It seems a pure way of going about an interview which has the potential to illicit more unpredictable responses and potentially something more illuminating and poetic. I've started this experiment with upcoming interviews some of which are a hybrid of the standard interview with some sensory questions and some entirely sensory in the form of pictaviews and sonoviews.
My preferred interview method is in person or by phone as this enables me to enjoy a more Cigarettes & Coffee kind of atmosphere that's more relaxing for both parties and tends to produce the best results. That said, I think I will integrate sensory interview elements into these conversations as well though for the moment, it's strictly for postal and email interviews.
The big question is whether you, the reader, will find it interesting. Recently, you probably noticed that I no longer post images I find on SiouxWIRE as that works much better via Tumblr and Pinterest. In fact, there's an absolute tsunami of interesting stuff pouring out of every orifice of the internet. The whole idea around the revamp of this site is to differentiate it from those other sources and provide added value. To achieve this, I've upped my game as far the interviews go and this includes the sensory interview experiment Only time will tell how this pans out but as the interviews are published in the coming weeks, I would be interested to hear what you think about the new format.
Many thanks,
Siouxfire
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