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Viral Interventions: Final Index

1. Viral Interventions: Read

2. Viral Interventions: Identify

3. Viral Interventions: Compose

4. Viral Interventions: Present (Final)

5. Viral Interventions: Barbara Kruger QCQ

6. Viral Interventions: Propose 1 2 3

7. Viral Interventions: Final Proposal

8. Viral Interventions: Tasks

9. Viral Interventions: Timeline

10. Viral Interventions: Budget

11. Viral Interventions: Process

12. Viral Interventions: Final Documentation

Viral Interventions: Final Documentation

QR Code Documentation:

Witness Documentation:

“Consequences”

Dimensions: ~15 ft x 40 ft

Materials: plush bear, tree, index cards, metal bats, black markers, glue, acrylic paint, sponge brushes, mod podge, rope

For our final project, we hung a large damaged plush bear on a tree in Tamiami Park. Negative notes occupy the space where its heart used to be, and they fly out as the plush is hit with bats. The film is done vertically to parallel how the first instincts of people witnessing something tragic is to pull out their phones and hit record.

We wanted to give the plush its own story to make our audience attached. Mr. Bear is an aspiring artist who posts his art on the internet but is met with waves upon waves of negativity. As the hate comments increase, he gets overwhelmed to the point where he decides to end it all. Even as he hangs, he is beaten which shows how the world will never be kind even after a life has been lost. We uploaded his story on YouTube and pasted the video’s QR code around our local areas to gain more traction.

We got minimal reaction from passersby as we hit the hanging plush. Any witnesses stopped to stare for a couple moments and then walked away. No one stopped to ask what we were doing. We expected this kind of reaction as we wanted to communicate how no one seems to care about those who suffer. Everyone in this modern age is occupied on their own problems instead of opening their hearts to help others.

Viral Interventions: Process

Viral Interventions: Tasks

Viral Interventions: Budget

Viral Interventions: Timeline

Viral Interventions: Final Proposal

We will hang a large plush animal from a tree, meant to represent a corpse with its heart gouged out. Within the hole where its heart used to be are notes containing the negativity and lack of kindness that killed it. It is also weighed down by these negative notes, like cement blocks. We will be placing a balloon inside of these plush animal that will deflate over time, representing the plush’s slowly draining life force. Our audience are people who are too preoccupied to care for the suffering of others, based off of the assumption that most people won't stop to look to the plush.

Research images:

VIRAL INTERVENTIONS: THE PROJECT & PROPOSALS - 3

Dog Cages

This proposal is inspired by a comic ‘The Angriest Dog in the World’ by David Lynch. We propose displaying two cages, one covered with a blanket playing audio of a dog growling and barking, may include a moveable toy inside hidden from the viewer so the cage can shake mimicking a dog lunging at the viewer. The other cage will be empty with a note along the lines of “I found a loving home!”.

Research Images:

VIRAL INTERVENTIONS: THE PROJECT & PROPOSALS - 2

Fake Dead Tree

We had the idea of finding or creating a fake dead tree and hanging notes from the branches. The notes would have insults written on them, as if these insults were what killed the tree. Harkening back to the “forgotten to be kind” part in our sentence. Out of all of the notes, only one of them has a positive affirmation, written in a different color, but all the other ones shadow it over—representing how cruel the world has become in modern times. We would direct it towards those who are too focused on their own problems to care for the struggle of other people. If we go with this idea, we will install it in a populated part of Tamiami Park or some other natural environment, perhaps a little away from other wildlife so more attention is on it.

Research Images:

VIRAL INTERVENTIONS: THE PROJECT & PROPOSALS - 1

Plush Corpse

This proposal involves a corpse, visualized by a large plush animal with its heart gouged out. Within the crater where its heart used to be are notes containing the negativity and lack of kindness that killed it. Our intended audience are those too preoccupied to care for the suffering of others, this is based off of the assumption that most people won't stop to pay attention to the plush. We would likely display this plush on the side of the road where people will be able to notice it.

Research images:

Viral Interventions: Barbara Kruger QCQ

QUOTE:

"I think the availability of my work was important to me, because I was that viewer who didn't understand—who didn't know the codes."

COMMENT:

This quote stood out to me as someone who has been intimidated by grand art galleries. As I went to museums at a younger age, I felt pressured to understand the deep symbolic meanings in the works of all of these Renaissance masters that surrounded me. I thought that in order to be an artist, I had to have that deeply woven purpose in my work too. Kruger displays her work in a public area as opposed to a private gallery to combat the expectations of an artist, presenting her work boldly in the process. Her way of presenting her artistic message is something that I want to do with my own art, so I felt very inspired watching her video.

QUESTION:

How has the progression of bold public statements in art shaped our current society? What exactly influenced this progression, and how will this progression influence future generations of artists? Will there be a need for private art galleries in the future, or will all art be fully accessible to the public?

Viral Interventions: Identify

Viral Interventions: Compose

“The world has gone dysfunctional and we have forgotten to be kind; it is an alarming frenzy that is fatal to us all.”

Viral Interventions: Present (Final)

"The world has gone dysfunctional and we have forgotten to be kind; it is an alarming frenzy that is fatal to us all"

Dimensions: ~20ft x 70ft

Materials: tape, sharpie marker, tree

We wrote our statement within graffiti-covered nature. In recent times, it is hard to draw our attention away from the news and digital media as a whole. Even peaceful environments have been ridden with loud visuals. By integrating our statement in this fashion, we emphasize how there are no real safe spaces for anyone to truly breathe. Nonetheless, it is healthy to disconnect from the noise and integrate with nature as much as possible.

Viral Interventions: Read

The 26-year-old is accused of shooting dead healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel.

SECOND SESSION 3D INDEX

1. Plaster Process

2. Plaster ideas

3. P6.self

4. Blind contours

5. Mindfulness draft

6. P7.Mindfulness

7. Perception story board

8. P8.Perception

9.Installation ideas

10.Installation research

11.P9.Emotion

P9. Emotion

“The Repairing of Broken Joints”

Dimensions: 20 in x 34 in

Materials: wooden hand models, acrylic/metallic paint, paper, wooden table, towel, wrist braces, pencil, paintbrush, Elmer’s glue

This project focuses on mindfulness and how that has helped me embrace my rheumatoid arthritis. I painted wooden hand models white with golden streaks which is inspired by Kintsugi, a Japanese art form of repairing broken pottery with precious metals like gold or silver. I scattered torn pieces of paper around the hands, representing the frustration I felt not being able to pursue my creative passions. The hands rise from the hopelessness, showing perseverance and growth. A few art utensils appear in my installation—the glue and paintbrush lay haphazardly amongst the papers in a hopeless state, but a pencil is held high in one of the hands. This shows my process of learning how to accept my chronic condition through creating art. Underneath the table are several wrist braces I have used to help with my arthritis. Since my condition has improved, I have needed to rely less on these braces hence their placement in my installation.

This installation is meant to be a positive spin on chronic conditions and disability, as a large majority of what’s out there is very heavy and negative. It is important to show the effects of disability, but I also believe that showing hope and perseverance is equally as significant. I thought of my younger self as I made this, how consuming all of this negative media made me fear that I could not grow from my arthritis. I wanted to make something that I could show to my younger self and give her hope in dire times.

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