The Phenology of life at Emily Carr

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Hello! I’m Yejin Eun. Thank you for building this phenology of everyday living with me at Emily Carr University. Phenology is the study of periodic flora and fauna life cycles and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate and habitat factors. Through this questionnaire, I will be gathering the public responses to visualize a calendar on a spring through winter clock face in the exhibit space near the Aboriginal Gathering Place. I hope this collective body of work will help us see time beyond the individual, towards the flows of groups and other-than-humans, which will help us think of life and its pace in all forms.

Without your participation, this calendar would remain empty. You are standing on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəyəm (Musqueam), Sḵwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Therefore, I’d like to ensure all your answers reflect on the land here today and all living beings with whom we share the habitat.

Please answer the following ten questions as light, short, or deep and reflective as you wish. Feel free to skip some questions if you don’t relate. Look for a quiet space to read the questions and reflect. Take as much as time as you want. Take it with you and go for a walk if it’s needed.

Before we begin, can you tell me a little bit about yourself? *

Yes, I am a student at Emily Carr.

Yes, I am a faculty at Emily Carr.

Yes, I am a guest visitor at Emily Carr.

Required

PLEASE NOTE: The ten questions were designed for the public to answer by marking the timeline below in person :) Since this questionnaire is made for online engagement, please type the answers for however chunks of time you feel best answer each one. Thank you!  

e.g. May-June; or Dec 5-15th; or last 2 weeks of Spring Semester; etc.

Q1. Have you ever experienced the feeling of time poverty, of having too many things to do but not enough time to do them? Does this feeling have seasons?

Mark 1-3 times you feel it most in the year. 

Q2. Are there times during the year when you feel a more heightened sense of stress than others?

Mark as many times you feel it most in the year.

Q3. When do you spend most of your time at your campus workspace? Are there specific moments when you do this?

Mark the periods of time you spend the most in the studio or any campus space you work from.

Q4. When do you feel like you have the capacity to waste your time freely, be generous with your plans and schedules throughout the year? Does this feeling have seasons?

Mark the chunks of times you feel more free in how you use your time.

Q5. When do you feel like the time flies by that it moves faster than other moments of the year?

Mark as many times you feel it most in the year. Can you tell me why?

Q6. When do you change or adapt your wardrobe during the year? Does your action have seasons? How short or long are they?

Mark as many of these sections of time during the year.

Q7. Do you ever find time to eat local and seasonal food? Can you plot your 1-3 favourite seasonal items?

Write down names and mark when you eat them.

Q8. Have you recognized other-than-human beings on campus? When do you recognize them the most? When seasons change? Or when you spend long time on campus?

Mark as many of these sections of time during the year.

Q9. Can you think of 1-3 specific flora, such as trees, flowers, shrubs, etc., you look forward to witnessing each year? When do you observe them? All year?  Or certain times of the year?

Write down names and mark when you see them. Make your best guess.

Q10. Are there other perceptions, relationships, and interactions with time not asked here that are important to mark? How would you like to acknowledge that structure of time? How does it make you feel?

Before we wrap this up, is there anything else you would like to let me know?

Thank you for your time!

Thank you so much for participating this questionnaire.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out via @imyejineun. If you'd like to know more about my research, please click the links below.

Yejin Eun (Visit Research Blog / Link to thesis document)

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