Last week I wrote a posting about a student in the middle of a project, of an exchange of her and other peoples ideas, all seeming fruitful and full of inspiration. This week I visited her again, anxious to hear new developments. She was stuck.
Many artists experience this during the process of making something and a walk around the basic year revealed many tactics in getting back on track:
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Have a beer
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Be hungover
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Go to a junkshop or flea market
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Make all kinds of small things related to your project
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Analyze all different parts, what do you want, what does it mean etc.
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Talk to someone
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Do something else
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Find things that are completely non-related.
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Or just keep on going, stuck is just an idea in your head.
Or do some Automatic Writing, which happens to be also an album of a great band.
Here’s a jam from them, featuring some pictures of your typical inspiration-seeking person.