Dialogue 1
TUTOR: Are you interested in how people interpret your work?
STUDENT: Yes.
TUTOR: A lot?
STUDENT: Well I don’t go out looking for comments if that’s what you mean.
TUTOR: So you’re happy for people to interpret your work as they like?
STUDENT: Yes - I’m not interested in forcing my ideas on anybody.
TUTOR: What if someone was offended by something you'd made?
STUDENT: I’m not aiming to offend.
TUTOR: Okay, but what if lots of people were offended?
STUDENT: Then I suppose I’d have to listen to their reasons and decide if they were justified.
TUTOR: Who is your work aimed at then?
STUDENT: Anyone that’s interested.
TUTOR: What if nobody was interested – would you continue?
STUDENT: Yes, I think so.
TUTOR: And who would your work be for in that case?
STUDENT: Me, I guess.
TUTOR: So who is your work for then?
STUDENT: Probably me in the first instance and then anybody that’s interested.
Dialogue 2
TUTOR: Are you interested in how people interpret your work?
STUDENT: Not especially – I don’t really make work to find out what other people think, I make it to find out what I think.
TUTOR: And what if someone took offence at your work?
STUDENT: Well that’s up to them. I’m certainly not aiming to offend anyone.
TUTOR: And what if lots of people were offended?
STUDENT: Then I’d be interested to hear their reasons.
TUTOR: And if they had good reasons, would you consider changing your work?
STUDENT: I’m not sure… probably.
TUTOR: So you’d change your work then?
STUDENT: Probably.
TUTOR: So you are interested in how people interpret your work?
STUDENT: No. What other people think may influence me but, like I said, I make work to explore what I think, not what other people think.
Dialogue 3
TUTOR: Are you interested in how people interpret your work?
STUDENT: To a degree, yes. But I don't actively seek it.
TUTOR: Why not?
STUDENT: I don't think it's really a priority for me.
TUTOR: So what is your priority?
STUDENT: Perhaps it sounds self-centred to say so but I think I'm more interested in exploring my own thoughts rather than seeking other people's.
TUTOR: So you’re happy for people to interpret your work as they like?
STUDENT: Pretty well, yes.
TUTOR: But what if they were offended?
STUDENT: I’m not interested in offending anybody.
TUTOR: But what if it turned out that lots of people were offended?
STUDENT: Then I’d be interested to hear their reasons.
TUTOR: And if they had good reasons, would you consider changing your work?
STUDENT: Probably. I guess if their reasons were good ones then my own interpretation would change too and I’d want my work to reflect that change.
TUTOR: So you’d change your work then?
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