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All 85 pages themselves have been handed into the assigment page itself. Going from Counting down from 85 days to 1, from the beginning of the semester to end.
Preferably, I would've liked to burn the audio companion on a CD, but I was running out time, and it cost too much for me to buy a CD burner.
Final project overall.
Writing Initiative #7
This project was very overwhelming when it comes to the openness of it, I like it, but I've learned that I'm someone who either prefers to work completely independent or follow demands instead. It would be like I'm being payed $100,000 with the simple of prompt of "drawing a dog". It's too simple, but what do I draw that is worth that amount of money? Do I draw a stick figure? The most detailed dog ever? What kind of dog does the commissioner expect? I don't really like putting myself in the spotlight either, I'm more of a behind the scenes person, but the change of pace was nice for my speaking skills. If anything, I would've liked to properly look at everyone's projects first before they start explaining anything, so that there is time to figure out what their work is about before being spoon fed.
The hardest part of the project for me was the 3D project, but Also the most successful in my opinion. Maybe it's because that is the thing that pushes me out of my comfort zone. I don't like working with things beyond the screen or page for projects, they require more time when it comes to meeting deadlines.
I went into this class being ready to give it my all, I wanted to really push myself to put myself into this assignment. To actually create something that I like and call mine. I think I did that, despite the few bumps, but I put huge amount of work into researching the subjects I'm tackling and approaches that I could've taken. The majority of the project never felt like a chore, sure maybe a few small things but those are necessary, the final outcome felt like I'm actually achieving something.
I have a love/hate relationship with the word deracinate now. Maybe I would've done something different with the 3D project, but time is something I always wish to have more of. I think this works fine for the time frame I was given, but this feeling could also be because I'm inexperience in this area. Regardless, I'm glad that I did the things that I did to learn a few things about myself, that also includes spending more than $40.
I think going forward, I want push the boundaries of my comfort zone. What more can I do with video and sound editing? What more can I do with print? Instead of sticking with what I know, I want to apply it to things that are different but similar enough so that I'm not completely lost in the woods.
Writing Initiative #6
During the last class, I've presented my 4D piece. An visual and audio experience of someone, more specifically a child, going through the process of developing schizophrenia. In terms to how it relates makes to "deracinate", it is also the process of their brain disassociating them from reality. Things become unfamiliar, and they can not what is real or what is fake, so much so that it becomes a world that they only live in.
As previously mentioned in other writings, the audio portion was proven to be the most strong part of my 4D piece, though I had some suggestions to refine the video so that I can finally call it done.
As the due date draws near, slowly I am putting on the finishing touches on my projects. The word deracinate means to "up root", I've have taken a more metaphorical approach towards it for the majority of my works.
Schizophrenia is my main topic of interests, but it is more or less the slow disassociation from reality that people affected by it has to face if left untreated. If deracinate is more associated with colonialism and segration, think of it as your mind displacing you from reality and your familiarity from of the world.
The 2D piece, is my introduction to it, the children book. The ink blot tests were commonly used to test schizophrenia, most people see one thing while some don't. Like how people from different cultures, will have different customs for certain things, but it seem strange towards others who are out side of it.
The 3D piece, the puzzle blocks, is a little bit more experimental to me. I'm more familiar with digital and 2D formats of designed so creating something more tangible isn't my strongest area. I've tried to recreate the experience of having schizophrenia with the easy task of solving a couple of block puzzles though slowly they becomes unsolvable while a "audio companion" is trying to direct you in how to solve the puzzles in a more or less condescending manner. The theme of "corporate sanitization" is consistent while I was creating this piece.
Aspects of schizophrenia, includes being unable to function properly as you may used to, and hearing voices. Emulating it through corporate dystopianisn seems to be a good way for me to translate it to a broader audience, as well the flaws within it through the little imperfections in this piece. It's clean, it's inhuman, emotionless, it's a one size fits all experience, mostly. There is this idea that technology will shape our future, and it will one day take over of our jobs, necessities. I don't like the idea of technology controlling our lives, and telling us what to do as if it knows what I want to do with my life and feelings. Though big tech companies always pride themselves to be "perfect" when there is a lot wrong with them when it comes to their products, and as well as their ethics.
I've already explained my intentions for the 4D piece earlier for this writing initiative. Though my choice for using abstract sounds, and images brings a surreal-ness that makes you feel out of placed and brings chills to your skin. I think we need to be uncomfortable when learning things such as schizophrenia in order to understand it, being discomforted is another form of displacement. But also the video is suppose to show the process of the disconnect from reality.
For how much I was focusing on the abstractness of the subject I'm handling while trying to not sensationalize or over saturate it, a tear away calendar is my reflective piece. Everything has become a blur during this whole semester, so I've combined my entire process from start to finish in one calendar. It is the most literal thing that I've created when relating it to "deracinate". I'm never one to to have a clear plan on what I'm doing, otherwise I will lead myself towards disappointment, the calendar is a more physical representation of my mind within these last months; the struggles, the successes, and the new things I've learned along the way. I think it's a great way to end it off. Now I need to finish up the last few things that I need to do.
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Previous iteration of the video.
An extended OST list of the popular indie game Yume Nikki by Kikiyama. All titles are fanmade, and the real titles are in brackets. MP3s are
Today's progress.
Something about the No Name brand always felt surreal and dystopian to me. So I want to base the packaging of the puzzle off of it. I've also mentioned in class about my distaste in the corporate cleanliness of Apple stores too.