A studio presentation that invited us to reflect on our current aspirations and where we might envision ourselves in ten years time.
I found this presentation rather challenging, as I don't tend to plan too far ahead, but ultimately I concluded that for my future, I wouldn't ever necessarily have a specific job title in mind. I've had a (somewhat unachievable) dream of becoming an astronaut for most of life, but if in ten years I'm in some kind of creative job then I would be satisfied. I would never like to box myself in with labels and specific job titles (graphic designer etc), but a job that would allow me to follow whatever creative interests I have, whether that's publications, printing, exhibition, would be the most productive way of working for me. Collaboration is also important for me in the way I live and create, so I would perhaps work as a member of a collective, with the freedom to pursue solo projects if and when I pleased. Ideally this future creative job would be situated in the North of England, either Newcastle or Manchester, but I would also enjoy spending some time in Berlin and Amsterdam. Whatever I end up doing, I am certain that I would like to avoid working for 'the man'. My only real goal is to become self sufficient in this creative job, because if I'm able to sustain myself by doing what I'm most passionate about, then I'm pretty much set for life.