Final Project

Time Atomata

For my Time Atomata I had two sources of sound. One came from the two circles. Attached to the horizontal circle were four wooden sticks. To create sound you needed to hold on to each end of the rod and turn it back and forth (Not a complete turn!!) causing it to hit the chimes in the back created from nails, sticks, and round metal pieces.

The other source of sound came from the film canister. Inside were a variety of small items and to create noise you had to pull the rod up and down in order for the objects inside to create sound.

Time

Today I will not be able to look at a clock in order to keep track of time, therefore I must rely on other forms of time telling. What makes the most sense for my situation is to base it off of everyday activities that correspond with what is going on throughout my day.

I got out of foundations which I know ends at 11:00, went to my room to drop off my things and headed straight to Ade for lunch. My roommate and I headed back to the room until we both had to leave for art history. I have english directly after art history so I made my way there. After class is when I had more trouble. Luckily I didn't have any set appointments to attend so I stayed in my room working on various things and occasionally writing down times that I thought it was to eventually see if i was right. At one point I thought that it was close to 6:00 pm, but I found our later that it was only 5:00. About an hour later the Alfred siren went off and I finally knew what time it was. I went to dinner around this time and then finally began to use my clock again. When we were given this assignment I never really realized how dependent I was on my phone to constantly look at the time and pace myself throughout the day. It gave me a lot of insight and caused me to be very paranoid... so I most likely will never do this again!

6 Hour Performance : Strip

For this project, I decided to focus on the subject of being stripped of ones possessions while documenting my thoughts and experiences throughout the process by writing in a sketchbook. My original plan was the same, but experiencing it outside. I thought that since the project dealt with endurance it would have a stronger effect if it took place outside enduring both the cold and judgement due to lack of clothing. Unfortunately however, I was involved in a car accident and got a concussion which prevented me from continuing on with my initial performance idea on the day it was planned. Also, due to the drastic weather change I altered the location.

I still wanted to focus on the idea or being stripped of my possessions so I continued with my idea inside. I sat in the Reimer game room, not talking to anyone just sitting, writing ideas and thoughts while removing a layer of clothing every hour. Each layer of clothes represented a different moment in my life. The first layer was all of my winter gear representing present time. The next layer depicted my everyday life, studio clothes. Next was a dress that represented all of the special occasions or days I felt like dressing up. The next layer was my favorite. I had on leggings and a Michigan shirt. I am from Michigan so when the hour reached it's end the stripping of this shirt represented the stripping of my home, and comfort zone. Lastly I was sitting in a bra. This was the outfit I was least comfortable in and unfortunately had the largest audience for.

As each hour passed the pile of clothes grew and I became less clothed. It was a bit uncomfortable toward the end as a mob of people walked by staring at me, but other then that I thought that it was a really interesting experience. Looking back at the sketchbook of thoughts and ideas it was interesting just to see how my mind works and what I think about it in different situations. The less comfortable I got the less I wrote showing me that I really pay attention to the things going on around me and I care about what other people think of me and how they view me. My entries started talking about the present and what I was doing at that moment but my mind drifted into talking about different events that had happened and I began connecting them to different events in the past and some how reconnected it back to the present. It was strange how subconsciously I wrote for six hours about a million different topics but managed to create a cycle I guess... a cycle of thoughts that are all interconnected. I just thought that that aspect was really interesting. One day I would like to alter this project a bit but try it outside so that way I can get more of a reaction and a different outlook on the experience!

Vitamin C

(Images by Kevin Dunn)

Strip.

For my performance, I wanted to focus on enduring the cold, and losing/being stripped of ones possessions. I will sit outside for six hours for the public to witness. Each hour I will remove a layer of clothing ( and no, I will never be completely unclothed during this performance). This event will occur on Saturday February 6th from 11 am - 5 pm.

Group 1 Sonic Postcard Remix