{"id":1217,"date":"2024-08-12T15:42:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T15:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/?page_id=1217"},"modified":"2024-08-18T00:06:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T00:06:04","slug":"a-toads-perspective-on-a-summer-day-james-kachan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/eco-visions\/a-toads-perspective-on-a-summer-day-james-kachan\/","title":{"rendered":"A toad&#8217;s perspective on a summer day (James Kachan)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1217\" class=\"elementor elementor-1217\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d0374 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8d0374\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a854fa9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a854fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff758c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fff758c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A toad\u2019s perspective on a summer day (James Kachan)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33823ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33823ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b74544 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b74544\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b623a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b623a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/H2_qK7W5o0c&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ed8b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46ed8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>49s Video Loop &#8211; 16:9<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba9be6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba9be6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ff51a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0ff51a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e96ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97e96ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Synopsis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8e6db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab8e6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A change in perspective \u2014 imagined asperhaps to that of a toad \u2014 challenges the mind to think and see differently. Looking as a toad might, we see a wash of blur as hundreds of green bladesdance in the wind. We quiet our minds, and recall child-like curiosity, beauty, and the infinite complexity that surrounds us, which we so often ignore.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af0398 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9af0398\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1954ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1954ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da0b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1da0b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artist Statement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d8c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8d8c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A change in perspective \u2014 imagined as perhaps to that of a toad \u2014 challenges the mind to think and see differently. Looking as a toad might, we see a wash of blur as hundreds of green blades dance in the wind. 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He holdsa Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography Media Arts, from Ryerson University\u2019s School of Image Arts (Toronto: Grad. 2007), and a Diploma in UserExperience Design from Brainstation (Toronto: Grad. 2019) His work has been commissioned, published, and exhibited internationally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.23.0 &#8211; 05-08-2024 *\/ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]&gt;a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} A toad\u2019s perspective on a summer day (James Kachan) 49s Video Loop &#8211; 16:9 Synopsis A change in perspective \u2014 imagined asperhaps to that of a toad \u2014 challenges the mind to think and see differently. 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