A New Dawn ...

The dawn of 2010. This year marking my presence here spanning three different decades and two millennia. An odd thought for a 19 year old Textiles Design student.
Nevertheless, life is something which requires constant thought and pondering, and in the words of Buddha; ‘The mind is everything. What you think you become.’

Science-Fiction has existed as an interest of mine throughout almost my entire life. Dominantly film has been the major creative SF input in my life thus far. Television has also played a long lasting role in my interest in SF, such as; Star Trek, Stargate, Doctor Who, Farscape, The X Files, all of which I began viewing at a young, impressionable age. But importantly my interest and enthusiasm still remains today, and in fact continues to grow.

The catalyst for my interest in SF approaching the ‘next level’ occurred around Christmas 2009 after watching ‘Blade Runner’. Curiosity about this highly acclaimed SF movie had existed for some time, but the opportunity to view it had not yet arisen. But being a fan of Harrison Ford I found myself at last with the opportunity to watch the film (as presented by BBC iPlayer). Upon its conclusion I found myself baffled yet intrigued. Elements of the film were bizarre and confusing, having sat drawing as well as watching I had missed some elements vital to the understanding of the plot. Recognising the ingenuity of the concept I watched the film a second time a few days later, things were far clearer and this time I missed nothing, finding myself caught up in the story and characters. Suddenly, I needed to know more about Philip K. Dick.