Reading “Why We Need Things” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was fascinating. Though this was something I’ve already known in my own subconscious and observations, it was nice to read through something that was well articulated. I’ve always wondered about the evolution of things and products that surrounded our lives. Especially living in Los Angeles, where there …
September 2011 archive
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Sep 18
Day 5: 7-in-7
Day 5: Lines of Emotion Since I did not have a commute to map today, I decided to focus on the majority of my day, which consisted of shopping. I tried to think of what was most prominent during this experience, and I realized it was probably the mix of emotions I had throughout the …
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Sep 18
day 5 7in7
For today’s 7in7 I decided to continue with yesterday’s project and actually modify and add visuals to the sound installation. From there I played around with some imagrey and created a piece titled: Somewhere in the future “The Dominate Gaze” envisions the Last Martin Luther King Day. This idea for the title as well and …
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Sep 18
day 4 7in7
The Social Soundtracj Day 4 is a sound installation. Once again I am keeping with the same constraints. This piece should be looked at as an experimentation into a collective social soundtrack, to the African American demographic. It explores the ideas of the type of information that a member of that community might be saturated …
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Sep 17
7 in 7 Project#5: The Rest Chamber
Goal: Turning an ordinary isolation tank into more of a meditation chamber where you (can sit or lay down) listen to music and film installation is used to relax the mind. Inspiration: Isolation tanks for sensory deprivation and Flat-e productions. Approach: Build a custom tent where one can walk inside without feeling claustrophobic. A …
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Sep 17
7×7 3: How to Paint Using a Push Cart
Project 3: Creating My Own Painting Tool This is the third object I built in continuation with my unnecessary artifice theme. It was very interesting to see what kind of patterns the paint brushes and the wheels of the structure created. I had very minimal artistic control over the final painting. The artifice in this …
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Sep 17
7 in 7: Day 4: bliss
I did the time constraint again with this piece, I gave myself 2 hours to complete it. I continued with the them of “purity”, this time exploring more of what it means to be innocent. This video would be displayed on a small monitor placed on a pedestal. Possibly having it be very delicate to …
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Sep 17
7 in 7 : 4 Drink together
http://vimeo.com/29166890 It is a project using straw to drink from different cup and to know what is the flavor. The straw can keep add up to drink from 3 or 4 cups. The most interesting part is you might not know what you are drinking at the time.
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Sep 17
Day 4: 7-in-7
HandMap My constraints again were unconventional mapping and using one line as the basis for my projects. I decided on my commute today to map my hand (basically everything I touched on my commute). The size of the objects corresponds to the frequency in which I touched the object. For instance, my phone was in …
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Sep 16
7 in 7 Project#4: Computer Keyboard As A Piano
Goal: Turning a computer keyboard into something else more than just part of a computer. It would actually have another function— a musical instrument. Inspiration: Garageband, it has a keyboard configuration that matches about twelve keys on a piano. I thought why not a few more. Approach: Code each letter on the computer keyboard to play the notes …
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