Naomi @ ADAD1002

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Experimentation:

‘Glitc’ effect for the projector screen- part of the disruption of the classroom.

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Experiment: Manipulating the classroom soundscape

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Group Project: Research

As a group, we are planning on creating a work that utilises sound to transform the ordinary, everyday space of the classroom. Some artworks that have used sound to transform space in the past include Adam Basanta’s ‘The sound of empty space’ (2015) [image 1] and Alvin Lucier’s ‘I Am Sitting in a Room’ (1969) [image 2 - 2017 re-performance]. Basanta’s work features a rotating microphone passing over a number of speakers, picking up subtle pieces of feedback that are almost reminiscent of wind chimes or a glockenspiel. Lucier’s work, meanwhile, utilises the effect of space upon his voice to influence the way in which the recording of his voice is picked up and played back again and again until it becomes unintelligible noise, as opposed to ordinary speech. Both works contain interesting uses of playback, which I think could be incorporated into our project.

Sources:

Adam Basanta’s ‘The sound of empty space’ (2015), documentation found at: http://we-make-money-not-art.com/the_sound_of_empty_space_sound/

Alvin Lucier’s ‘I Am Sitting in a Room’ (1969), original recording found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jK29EArK3w

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Trying different ways of experimenting with distorting sound - this was a small recording of some bird sounds that was put through some basic sound filters, such as boosting bass and treble and amplifying reverb.

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Attempting to distort sound still further - playing a recording of dogs barking directly from one speaker into a microphone, and then repeating the process with each new recording until the sound becomes horrifically distorted. The sound may be too grating for our intended result, however it is an interesting recording nonetheless.

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Experiment: Speakers

For our group task we need speakers which are small enough to hide and are capable of connecting to our phones, while using the microphone and Speech Jammer app.

From top left, clockwise order: UE Ultimate Wireless, Logitech Z200, Liana’s speakers, Vision AV-1000

Results:

1. UE Ultimate Wireless - Could play songs from music app, but not compatible with the Speech Jammer App

2. Logitech Z200 - Worked perfectly with app

3. Liana’s speakers - Bluetooth meant sound was choppy, but was able to connect

4. Vision AV-1000 - No output

For now, we plan on borrowing two sets of the Logitech speakers, using Liana’s speakers and are looking for more speakers at home.

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Final Work: ‘Perception Pyramids’

Statement:

“Art and design often explore relationships between humans and non-humans, the environment and ecology. How can contemporary art and design propose new possibilities for imagining the ‘human’ and the environment?”

Humans will always perceive the world differently from one another based on their own individual experiences. Depending on how we associate meanings and emotions to our surroundings, events, or even words, the things we deem positive may be negative for someone else. For my final piece, I wanted to explore how each individual human differentiates their environment from another person’s perspective. After breaking down the original topic question, I came up with a more focused query:

“How do individuals give meaning to their environment from their own, unique perspective?”

After looking at the feedback for my poster I decided to focus more on the individual, reducing the collaborative aspect of the work while keeping interactivity for said individuals in relation to my question.

 My final piece is a set of three triangular pyramids made of white canvas board, with triangular windows on each side covered with yellow, red, blue, and clear cellophane. The pyramids each hold a single paper cube with words on each side—with one cube representing nouns, another representing verbs, and the last being adjectives. I categorised the words into noun, adjective and verb as I wanted at least one aspect in my work to be something that people can agree on, being bound more to fact than subjectivity, to act as a kind of ‘base’ before the division of opinions. I am also able to represent the environment through these three categories as we use nouns, adjectives, and verbs to identify and describe objects and their actions in our world. Building on from the previous assessment task, I used the words the class had written on my poster and added my own words when I used them all. I also incorporated the primary colours in the panels as each colour contrasted enough from the others to evoke three different vibes, keeping one clear panel to act as the control.

 I researched colour psychology when planning for my project. People tend to associate colours to different emotions as a result of culture, context and past experiences. In his article about colour psychology, Nick Kolenda notes how our brain creates nodes for colours as we experience them, recording both positive and negative incidents. For example, getting hit by a car of a certain colour may result in a negative reaction to the same colour later on. While the blue ocean may be relaxing for some, others who have bad memories with it may feel anxious. I wanted to experiment with this idea of colours affecting our perceptions in my work. By associating a word with a certain colour, one’s reading of it may be altered. If the word ‘morning’ appears in the clear window, one may have no opinion of it other than its reference to a time of day, but if the word appears behind the blue window, one may associate it to be a gloomy, rainy one instead if they have a negative perception of the colour, or a calm, cool one if they have a positive perception.

 I also took inspiration from Magic 8-Balls, taking the concept of how shaking the ball would give you a new answer each time, to instead providing you a new perspective each time you shook the pyramid. However, I inverted the idea of the 8-Balls giving an answer straight away, as the ‘new perspective’ from the pyramids is the result of carefully reflecting over your interpretations of the words and colours—relying on your own answer instead of a preconceived one.

 As my work is an interactive piece, I invite people to shake the cubes inside the pyramids like dice and look through the coloured windows to see what they perceive of the words as they are presented under a certain colour. Rather than going by stereotypical colour meanings like the ones I found while experimenting, people should express what they really feel based on their personal feelings of the colours and words rather than relying on set definitions that dictate how one should feel.

  Bibliography

Gans, S., Color Psychology: Does It Affect How You Feel?, Very Well Mind, https://www.verywellmind.com/color-psychology-2795824, (Accessed 3/9/18)

Grannan, C., Where Did the Idea for the Magic 8 Ball Come From?, Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/story/where-did-the-idea-for-the-magic-8-ball-come-from, (Accessed 12/9/18)

Kolenda, N., Color Psychology, Nick Kolenda (Site), https://www.nickkolenda.com/color-psychology/, (Accessed 3/9/18)

Unknown, Color Symbolism and Culture, Incredible Art Department, https://www.incredibleart.org/lessons/middle/color2.htm, (Accessed 5/9/18)

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Final work close ups

First row: Nouns

Second row: Adjectives

Third row: Verbs

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Concept sketch for the final work

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Experiment 4: View

In this experiment, I used blue, yellow, and red cellophane to cover up a section of a window and looked through them to see how the colours would affect the atmosphere and vibe of the area outside. The first photo is without cellophane to show how it really looked outside. These photos were taken on a clear day, around 5pm.

According to my own interpretation of the colours:

- Blue makes the outside seem cool and tranquil, more like sunrise than sunset.

- Yellow makes the outside seem like it’s much closer to sunset, or like a very hot summer day.

- Red makes the outside seem like Mars, or like the 2009 dust storm

Then I realised if it were based only on this experiment, from my own perspective I give meaning to my environment by recalling past (weather) events. Of course, it doesn’t end there.

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Inspiration: Magic 8-Ball

The Magic 8-Ball in concept was originally created by Albert Carter in 1944, with the ball design we know today emerging in 1950 as promotion for Brunswick Billiards. While thinking through my assessment, I kept the idea of keeping it interactive while having the ability to convey different perspectives. Then I remembered about Magic 8-Balls ‘fortune-telling’ and how it would give a new answer every time you shook it. In my mind I saw a connection with ‘new answer every time you shook it’ becoming ‘different perspective every time you shook it’, so I thought I would integrate this idea somehow.

Reference:

https://www.britannica.com/story/where-did-the-idea-for-the-magic-8-ball-come-from

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Experiment 3: Categories

I took the previous words that people wrote on the colours and put them beside their symbolic definitions according to the site below.

https://www.incredibleart.org/lessons/middle/color2.htm

- Some words suited the definitions or general themes (Stop = aggression, Invisible = anonymity)

- Some words contrasted the definitions or general themes (Melancholy =/= joy, Stop  =/= speed)

- This shows that even with ‘meanings’ assigned to colours, people will have their own personal interpretation of a colour.

Experiment 3.5: Categories part 2

I looked at the words from my poster again, this time categorising them under noun, verb, and adjective. I excluded the words prog, nana, and kinsey as I couldn’t properly categorise them, and I split blue screen into two words

- For words that could fit into multiple categories (peach could be noun or adjective, stop could be verb or noun etc.), I went with the first definition on Google search’s dictionary

- While colour meanings can be subjective, people can usually agree whether a word is a noun, verb, or adjective.

- I plan to incorporate the words and categories into something that will give new results each time it is played with -- dice rolls? (Will move melancholy to adjective)

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Experiment 2: Collecting information

In this experiment, I took the words everyone wrote on my poster and wrote them in the colours of their respective boxes. I removed the boxes so that the words could stand out.

- It seems some words are more impactful when written in their respective colour (Stop, Death) while some lose their impact (Invisible)

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Experiment 1: ‘Windows’

Windows allow people a look outside of the room they are in and into a new environment, and allows a ‘unique perspective’ as angles and viewpoints change with every different window. While using a real window in my work would be impressive, a smaller, more feasible object would be a better alternative. In this experiment I attempted to find objects that a person could look through and see something on the other side, like a window.

Objects found:

- Hand - looking through one like a telescope reduces your field of vision, but allows you to focus on an area.

- Phone camera - looking at your screen to see a digital copy of what’s already in front of you

- Glasses - looking through them to see the world clearly

- Mailing tube - like an extreme version of a hand telescope

- ‘PEACE’ - looking through the holes of the letters, while the rest of the letters block vision

- Guitar - looking through the sound hole shows you the inner workings to make the ‘acoustic’ part possible