Travel Beyond Leisure
Visual reinterpretations of peoples travel experiences and their key values, with a strong influence of 'Travel Beyond Leisure' and how travel can educate.
This Art work identifies what exactly can be gained from a personal travel experience and raises awareness of the benefits of 'Travel Beyond Leisure' in a light-hearted way reminding us that it is always the fun, folly and foolishness that’s at the centre of travel.
With a passionate belief that such experiential learning gained through travel can teach much broader things in life that cannot be learnt at a desk at work or inside a classroom, this project should lead the viewer to consider the plentiful experiences and opportunities available for their future.
Visual posters following a collage style have been categorised touching on 5 key themes.
Transport - the way we reach one place from another, reality of being on the road.
People – the different way we see others, relationships we create, lessons learned from other cultures and how we carry these ideas home (new perspectives).
Moment – defining moments on our journey, how travel is related to perception, memory and identity.
Terrain - the scenery of a journey, how it is inspired and ultimately informed by our connection to the land and the ways we explore it.
Education – evidence of what previous educative value travel can add to a person’s life including a range of examples and perspectives.
The content that has driven the project relates to a wide range of sources; from famous travel writings to infamous everyday travellers stories; encouraging the viewer to further explore and develop their own views and opinions about each poster concerned but to also gain an insight into what new travel experiences have to offer. I hope my posters enable some people to take an interest into the potential of travelling and to encourage them to question what exactly can be learnt from such experiences.
