Week 10: Presentation and Evaluation
ART103 – Evaluation
This semester, my final outcome is about developing the overall theme of a journey through a historical garden, Jardin d’agronomie tropicale in Bois de Vincennes (Paris). My outcome was inspired by the exchange culture in Vietnam during the French colonial period which also inspired my theme of journey “growing from memories”. Although I did not enjoy doing research this semester, it still helped improve my research skills.
During the process of researching, I was struggling with a large amount of research and resources I had found. Some of the resources were in French and other languages which made it so hard for me to understand the content of them. To solve it, I printed the resources out then read it in parallel with translating which allowed me to understand and remember information deeply. The weakness of this solution is it took me more time than normal. Additionally, doing research helped me broaden my knowledge, for example, I found out that art and architecture could be used as a tool of policy in the war which affected designs and artists. Furthermore, when coming to the final outcome, I have learnt deeply about the period of history and other cultures that have influenced my country and culture. This was the most interesting experiment in the whole process of researching which I had more knowledge about my country in depth. I found that Vietnam is a diverse country which was influenced by other countries and “Vietnamize” other cultures and developed it as what we see nowadays.
Besides, the reason why I did not like the research module this semester is that I found out too much resources and information which got me confused. Because this module is about historical, social , culture and contemporary influences, some of the information was hard to find and some of the resources about historical artists did not have clear content for me to understand. I also got distracted by other information from other resources when I did research for different content. Moreover, I got too stressed when doing the research, making me become burnout and overwhelmed. As a result, I kept delaying and scaring off the research. I also got more overthinking about my project. The reason for this is that I had more knowledge which made me more concerned about what I was doing. Moreover, I did not manage time so well because both my mental and physical health were not good. However, these experiences brought me many negative thoughts, it helped me to be more mature and understand the importance of a balanced lifestyle.
In conclusion, this semester brought many memories, both good and bad memories which built me stronger in my mind. Even though I did not enjoy the research module so well this semester because of stress and pressure, It still helped me open my mind and step out of my comfort zone. I think this journey has become the most memorable moment in my academic journey, which showed how the struggle of growing.
Phuong Vi Nguyen 