THATS the wall I have to climb over to get into the projection room, until the current show in the gallery comes down, its either 11 feet or 30 feet high, depending on how afraid of heights you are. (30 feet)
3 months agoMarch 3, 2012
consumer square again, with tree stumps, cones and sound.
3 months agoMarch 1, 2012
implied lines of place and connection recall the desire lines trodden by people through parking lots and over grass verges. Try to maintain continuity through the piece by paying attention to where these lines converge and are continues across the images as this creates the illusion of space. Horizons that don’t match are confusing.
try to curate the space in a way that makes the viewer feel as they are right in the middle of it. for example if a man walks towards the viewer think about him exiting behind the viewer. passing through the space like ghosts
During my critique there had been some discussion of the different ‘feel’ of the vacant lot pieces versus pieces about spaces that are currently occupied, for example the used car sales lot where balloons dance. My reasoning for including those spaces is that they are the same kind of space, only still used for what they are intended for. Almost like a before and after shot, what is & what was. the balloons are activating the space in way that is like a surprise, it is unpredictable, strange, idiosyncratic, playful. Oddly, a sense of place is created, albeit unintentionally .
On sunday, I took my daughter with me to shoot on a vacant lot on the East Side of Columbus, Reynoldsburg. She brought her scooter and rode it around the lot as I composed my shots. It occurred to me that I am as much a participant in the appropriation of the space as anyone else. I always feel a reluctance to leave. Right before I did, a somali couple arrived and parked their car a short distance away. They got out of the car which is the normal signal that a driving lesson is about to start as the teacher and students change sides. But they stood there and started to have a conversation that became very animated, their voices rising and falling, echoing out over the huge, empty space. After about 10 minutes, they got back into the car and drove away. It was if they had come out the vacant lot in order to have an important discussion, and once it was resolved, they left. Or maybe they intended to have a driving lesson but then began arguing about something else. I prefer the first explanation.
3 months agoFebruary 29, 2012
MY CLASS NEXT FRIDAY! SO EXCITED!
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3 months agoFebruary 22, 2012
tree stumps marking out a parking space, abandoned lot off 70 east. Thanks Chris for the great tip :)
3 months agoFebruary 21, 2012
lesocial:
If you are in the columbus area, come to this great public lecture by Fritz Haeg at CCAD sponsored by the MFA program.
Our class will spend an hour with Fritz Haeg on the morning of March 28th, to talk to him about the work being done in this class. Super duper excited.
3 months agoFebruary 17, 2012
while this is fresh in my mind-
For critique yesterday I showed 2 split screen videos of about 9 minutes simultaneously, to give a sense of what all 4 channels will look like when installed. I have spent the last week focussing on the conversation between the images and relationships between them when next to each other, and also the transitions between pieces. Here are the impressions from the group:
* long, slow shots are beautiful, immersive, lonely, meditative and not boring
* the sound is eerie, a warning, working
* be aware of the way the feel of the piece as a whole changes when the videos change
* be prepared for this piece to be 2 hours long, each time a viewer walks into a space it may be a different story and feel
* think about the context of durational video; there is plenty of precedent for that
* consider having one channel reserved for used car sales lot phenomena, for example, the balloons bobbling and the flags waving, as these pieces feel different- playful, tawdry yet beautiful.
* will the audience sit or stand?
* the images work well together when there are implied lines that carry over from one image to the next, e.g. the painted line of a parking lot lined up with the structural line of a building. This is one way to make them cohesive
* a fellow student dropped by to tell me that she would like to live in the gallery for the duration that my installation is up, as its so calming and provides an entry point to contemplation of such spaces, to slow down and notice which we so rarely have a chance to do. :)
3 months agoFebruary 16, 2012
