When I started my deep dive on Black Mountain College I came across this book, Leap Before You Look by Helen Molesworth.
I haven’t bought a book that cost this much since university, but it is a beauty.
(If you’re interested in reading I’d suggest checking out an interlibrary loan or trying library at your nearest art museum.)
But compared to going back to school for a Ph.D., which I briefly considered this Spring, this book is basically a steal. 😉
Here are my notes from my first reading session.
There are a lot of threads to pull on here.
The first is a useful guidepost whilst considering the mission and direction of Neurokind.
“the aspirations of Black Mountain College: namely to inspire us in an expansive notion of the arts and creativity through close observation, physical engagement, service, and play…” Jill Medvedow
Keeping an expansive view of art and what it can do and be. It also feels important that creativity can both be of service and play which so often seem at odds with one another.
This quote took me back to my conversation with Morgan Harper Nichols and this idea that art is a form of communication.
It feels very relevant to Neurokind as platform to share experiences that may transcend or defy language.