1KM Submission; A simulation of my heart walking 1km
For my 1KM submission I decided to make a visual simulation of my heart beat walking 1km around campus. The full simulation is 11 minutes 17 seconds which is the exact amount of time that it took me to walk the 1KM distance. Through the whole simulation the “heart” beats a total of 1336.61 times at a rate of 118 beats per minute. To determine this I tracked my heart rate on my smart watch and created the simulation based on the results. The main idea when creating this was one day when I was walking and noticed my heart rate was higher than normal, but on the outside I look as if everything was normal. This had me thinking about the interesting contrast between what we see on the outside, versus what is really happening on the inside; so I created this simulation of exactly what my heart looks like on the inside as I walk around for 1KM.
Video Project: Loop
Video Project: One Take
Video Project: Edited Video
For my video project submissions I decided to focus on the simple task of “focus”. In saying this, I wanted to look at the objective of this “performance” piece from a different lens, instead of performing the simple task myself, I decided to give the simple task of “focus” to the camera. The intention for this project was for the camera to perform the act of “focus”. Additionally, to further demonstrate the act of focus performed by the camera I had decided to include the Lumetri Scopes of each video to show what is happening internally within the camera when focusing/un-focusing on a subject. The first looped video is a short clip that starts off with the camera un-focused, when a subject walks in you see the camera perform the act of focusing, and then you see the camera perform the act of un-focusing as the subject walks away to allow for a perfect looping video when repeated. Secondly, the one take video submission is a minute long video of a still subject focusing intensely on the camera while the camera itself performs the act of focusing / un-focusing on the subject; demonstrated by the Lumetri Scopes. Lastly, the edited video plays on the concept derived from the state of “focus”. When I was working with this concept I often found myself going in and out of a “dream-like” reality as the focus changes. In saying this, I wanted this edited video to play on the concept of the focus changing in and out of a dream state, as demonstrated by the faux reflection in the mirror showing the lack of reality caused by the current state of focus / un-focus as performed by the camera.
Audio Project: The war that never warmed
” Neither the United States of America nor the world community of nations can tolerate deliberate deception and offensive threats on the part of any nation, large or small.
We no longer live in a world where only the actual firing of weapons represents a sufficient challenge to a nation’s security to constitute maximum peril.
Nuclear weapons are so destructive and ballistic missiles are so swift, that any substantially increased possibility of their use or any sudden change in their deployment may well be regarded as a definite threat to peace.
Our policy has been one of patience and restraint, as befits a peaceful and powerful nation, which leads a worldwide alliance.
We have been determined not to be diverted from our central concerns by mere irritants and fanatics. But now further action is required–and it is under way; and these actions may only be the beginning.
We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the costs of worldwide nuclear war in which even the fruits of victory would be ashes in our mouth–but neither will we shrink from that risk at any time it must be faced. “
16 Reference Track – Kendrick Lamar
” My Mama mad at me, I know I fucked up big.
My Grandma mad at me, I know I fucked up big.
Boss love, I guess I never understand.
Every-time I say that I’m sorry, I do that shit again.
Chill, Chill, Chill
I made a promise.
That I would never leave you stressed.
I made a promise.
That I would never send that text.
I made a promise.
And if I ever felt this way.
I would be honest.
Shawty bought me nooses and a rolls, I live that fast life.
Got all my nooses in a row, yea they tied tight.
Big fat thoughts, bumping my head like my dad right.
Popping these bars on the road, we got the tabs right.
And when you say, say.
Hide my drugs, smoke — “
Button Project Submission
For my button project submission I decided to continue with my experimentation of how new forms of technology can be used within art. For this project specifically, I created 15 buttons that all feature unique QR codes. The QR codes are used as a gateway to an audio file from Old Man by Neil Young that I deconstructed into 4 unique parts; Vocals, Bass, Drums, Instrumentals. Each QR code takes you to one of these unique audio files with the goal that when enough people participate in this work, that the full song will be uncovered with each persons phone playing a unique part of the song that then comes together in this shared space in which the buttons are displayed. I chose the song Old Man by Neil Young specifically because over this semester I tasked myself with experimenting with technology within my art, I realized that there is always a large disconnect within the generation differences of the art world and the viewpoint placed on “technological art”, the song speaks a lot about the disconnect of two generations and how these wavering viewpoints are actually more similar when you look closer at it. In the future I would love to continue experimenting with this concept, and I would love to experiment with displaying this work with a full orchestra of instruments, with each button laid out in it’s proper section of the orchestra, which would link each unique instrument to its own QR code. The goal would be to have viewers scan these QR codes, and being left with a fully put together symphony being played from each unique phone.