This studio has been so engaging and has posed so many thoughts. I initially found it hard to narrow it all down to one thing- this then made me think of immeasurability- it’s hard to hone in on one ‘feeling’ we’ve touched on in this class because they seem infinite.

In order to get the ball rolling on our individual final project ideas, we did a really cool activity where we ‘speed dated’ our classmates in a round robin style and had to give each person an idea of what we were thinking for our final project. As they talked about it we had to write down three key takings from their short ‘pitch’, then we collected all the sticky notes people had written for our own explanations at the end. It was really lovely seeing what my other class mates had in mind for their final project and what themes and ideas they chose to hone in in from the course. It also informed my own decision making on what to create.

I spoke to a handful of my classmates about my ideas, and because I had to repeat my ‘pitch’ multiple times it gave me the chance to figure out what was being received well and what wasn’t. Especially when I got to see the sticky notes with peoples perceptions of my idea. I used this to find a common response, or feeling my short pitch evoked in my classmates. For the next couple of days I stuck the associating words to my wall in my room and looked at it before sleeping and when I would wake up. It was useful having physical reminder of my project in my room.

The most common ‘feeling’ my classmates noted down were ‘physical’ and ‘nostalgia’ I was happy with this as it gave me room to develop my idea and not be locked into a rigid theme or idea. This also made me really want to focus on the idea of ‘abstract’ art and ‘abject’ art. I don’t think my final piece will be linear or explain one particular feeling. I think because this studio has instilled a multitude feelings and thoughts, I want my final work to reflect that.

‘Powers of Ten’ is a 1970’s film by Charles and Raye Eames. It was suggested to me in feedback by Steph on my last experiment and after watching it, I want my work to be an ode to the Eames brothers on how well it encapsulates the struggle to grasp and understand our size in the world, and how that can be adaptable and related to the digital world. 

For my final project I want it to include the following:

Something tangible (a sculpture of some sort) paired with an abstract video piece that features the sculpture.

I want to connect with ‘Powers Of Ten’ and take inspiration from any other artists in a similar realm that may be recommended to me by my classmates/steph or the panel in week 10.

I want to include a song that I have worked on with my brother, from the band I play in (HighSchool) – a demo or master of something. I want to there to be a slight overlapping of the work I also do outside of “Weird Feelings” but for it to be implicit.

I am interested in how the ‘digital’ can be like water or sand. I have referred to the ocean and what makes up all matter (atoms) in my previous experiments so would like to showcase that in my work. Water and the ocean has always intrigued me, mainly for it’s scale and size.

 

Freer, Scott. “MAGRITTE: THE UNCANNY SUBLIME.” Literature & Theology, vol. 27, no. 3, 2013, pp. 330–44, https://doi.org/10.1093/litthe/frs056Links to an external site..

Hughes, J. (2012). Powers of Ten: How the Eames’ Experimental Film Changed the Way We Look at Chicago—and the Universe. [online] Slate Magazine.