self-portrait
10132009
a self-portrait posed through a forensic exploration of my uniqueness, and how body elements of hair and blood are derived and have roots in cultural, historical, and genetic footprints. References to many female artists who use manipulation of the body, Kiki Smith, Lorna Simpson, Adrian Piper, were considered. Using the metaphor of the hourglass to represent the passage of my time as a living, breathing, functioning human being. Filmed my hair and drops of ink in water using the high speed camera at 420 fps.
POSTED IN Blog, projects | TAGS : video sculpture
some saul, but a bass attempt
09242009
Data Viz assignment as inspired by graphic designer, Saul Bass.
Constraints: (1) can only be in black and white; (2) one variable must be a string; (3) one variable must be an integer
Click image to launch and view source code.
POSTED IN Blog, projects | TAGS : data visualization, processing
Angela versus modernity
09232009
Impressions from reading Bruno Latour’s We Have Never Been Modern.
POSTED IN Blog, projects | TAGS : reading, site specific, sketching
light fantastique
09212009
AntiVJ light sculpture for ClubTransmediale in Berlin.
Video Sculpture Assignment #1:
In the vein of the Constructivists, I wanted to use light to interact with other mediums. My challenge here was to take something that was existing and use light to emphasize its geometric/structural form. The second goal was to give it utilitarian purpose. Hence Window Vision => Light Sculpture => Coffee Table.
POSTED IN Blog, projects | TAGS : light, video sculpture
object fetish atelier
04202009
UPDATE:
See the results of our installation at the ITP Spring Show.
www.objectfetishatelier.com
DISCOVERING THE EMOTIONAL QUOTA OF EVERYDAY OBJECTS
Picture a scene in which highly valued objects d’art are being examined and appraised for their worth. Laid out is a precise system for emptying your baggage, your self-worth, your memories, and displaying them in a visual system of objects, a classification order intending to be a mirror of yourself. Part performance, part interactive art, the Object Fetish Atelier (OFA) seeks to help people understand the meaning and the emotional attachment behind the things they carry with them everyday.
More than interactive art, the OFA offers a service using the metaphor of renegade art agents, who engender the user to question the objects in their posession. Today, the selection process behind the objects we buy is all the more essential, in light of the new economic order. In our consumer society, we tend to buy certain objects because we are told that it is like nothing else; in reality, we also buy certain objects because everyone else has done so. In such a way, these objects are a way for us to project onto its entity our desires, and allows us to become oneself through the accumulation of such objects. We aim to have the user question the things they own and our appraisal of these objects will imbue them with new life, allowing them to extend beyond mere objectification and rather, giving the owner a chance to develop a new love affair.
PROCESS:
Under the cloak of the OFA, we will ask participants to drop off the contents of their purse, pockets, bags, etc. onto a tray that will be engraved with a matrix that is broken down between different emotional states. The agents will than insert the tray under a camera that will take in the contents of the tray and going through an array of pixels will distinguish the objects from each other as well as their specific location on the tray. Using an algorithm in Java that we will develop, the final output will take the user’s objects and create a visual system in a spatial panoply that arranges their objects according to either: (a) emotional state; (b) color; and (c) size/shape.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
In order to accomplish this, we will need to borrow a black table, on top of which we will build a hutch that will house our camera and lighting equipment. Within the hutch the trays will be inserted. Underneath the tray we will place a sheet of retro-reflective material under a sheet of clear plexi. We will also need an LCD screen to display the visual output.
POSTED IN Blog, projects | TAGS : computational cameras
hot air
04062009
POSTED IN Blog, projects | TAGS : computational cameras
origamisms
12232008
still somewhat recovering from the ITP winter show. the repercussions of which are still being felt, both good and bad. lets see…
sick. check.
wallet and coat stolen at afterparty. check.
blogged about in make magazine. double check.
deemed origami master? oh yea baby, despite what this may mean for my digital life.
if you never made it to the show. u can check out some links to various press about the show here.
it was a great, inspiring process. but i sure am glad that i have another semester between me and the next one.
in the aftermath, friends and family have been asking me what i will be doing with the knowledge that i have learned at school and whether or not i will continue to make jewelry. my answer is folks, i have no idea. i do know at the very least, that everyday i will wake up, and i will choose to think and create things that will be inspiring, perhaps beautiful, perhaps impractical, but always with heart. and my gratitude goes out to all those in my life who give me the freedom to make that choice easy.
POSTED IN Blog, projects | TAGS : window vision
BUSY DAYS AND RESTLESS NIGHTS
12092008
A short video emphasizing the feelings and raw emotions of an imsomniac for one night. Shot and edited in collaboration with EJ Lee, Asli Sevinc, and JaYoung Chung.
POSTED IN Blog, projects | TAGS : comm lab, video
coming together
11232008
these are demanding times. these are inspirational times.
someone recently handed me a card at a party. but rather than the usual jargon, it simply read this: a study conducted in 100 countries found that regardless of race, age, gender, or status, people who set definable, measurable goals with a timeline, and a deadline are 10 times more likely to achieve them.
and so i draw upon my friend’s talents and generosity to get me through.
thank you neda, foster, nahana, laura and heidi. femme fatale five. and to charley. a true professional.
POSTED IN Blog, projects | TAGS : jewelry, LIDA, photography
my name is addition by subtraction
11062008
for my pcomp final i was interested in building something that was more architectural in nature. i’ve always been interested in layering textures and patterns in multiple ways to create something else entirely whether it be structural or more graphic in nature. in contrast, the process of subtraction rather than multiplication is the process of removal from the existing to create new relationships. within this dichotomy i hope to discover something new.
been thinking about modular patterns found in real life.
