Bare Feet by the River

From On the River

The Bare Feet by the River assignment is about documenting your bare feet interacting with the water. The idea of relating to The Grand (an urban landscape of sorts) through physical touch, particularly through dipping/splashing your feet around a bit, makes for a playful yet rich experience. Document with some digital images (your feet before, during, after, footprints, etc.) as well as where you were located, and share.

UPDATE: In consideration for safety as well as the comfort zones of participants, the guidelines for bare feet by the river have been tweaked. This by no means is a canceled assignment, and if anything the change opens more doors for creativity to flow! The interaction with the river is no longer limited to physical touch, due to the sad but true fact that The Grand is not 100% sanitary. Have your feet interact with the river according to your own comfort; you could capture a walking on water effect, floating over the city landscape, etc. the options are limitless.

How to make a page for a Bare Feet by the River:

Click here to Add a Bare Feet by the River Page

Click the link above. It will ask you to name the page you want to create. Type in a very brief description of where you took your pictures (it's only one location per page.) Ex. “Bare Feet by the River from the East Side at Leonard”. After typing in a name, it will bring you to an edit content page where you can upload a main photo for your experience, type a description of the location, and upload more images. To mark a map location, type in "Grand Rapids" and search for your area. Changing the view to 'satellite' also helps to see landmarks that the other map does not show.