#obseletetechnology

[jenniferlanghammer]

Work in progress. Radio with Anthracophyllum archers. Unfired ceramics. 11x8x4. 2020. Obsolescence series. My husband collects old radios so we have a lot of them around the house. Affordable, portable, and powerful these radios were the forefront of a technological and informational revolution. There was so much more chance in how we searched for information before the internet weather it was turning a dial, flipping through a card catalog, or leafing through an encyclopedia sometimes you could find what you were searching for but sometimes you found magic. #radio #vintageradio #vintageradios #obseletetechnology #70s #anthracophyllum #anthracophyllumarcheri #fungi #fungus #fungiofinstagram #fungifanatic #fungiart #mushrooms #thriveartstudio #artistmotherco #inspiredbynature #art #artistsoninstagram #artwork #sculpture #sculptureart #ceramics #jenniferlanghammer #workinprogress #clay #claysculpture #ceramicsofinstagram (at Martha's Vineyard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAQdY-0jHPS/?igshid=rblz0ikf8cro

[jenniferlanghammer]

Work in progress. Obsolescence series. Transistor Radio & slime mold. Unfired ceramic. 6x4x3. 2020. I think these pocket sized transistor radio might be the first personal electronic. We have such an intimate relationship with these objects that are ours alone. #transistorradio #transistorradios #radio #vintageradio #obseletetechnology #70s #80s #workinprogres #jenniferlanghammer #artistmotherstudio #thriveartstudio #assetsforartists #30dayartquarantine #jenniferlanghammer #slimemold #slimemolds #fungi #fungiart #art #artistsoninstagram #sculptures #sculptureart #ceramics #ceramicsculpture #clay #clayart (at Martha's Vineyard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CANzQDgj0-u/?igshid=1vjae7ewxu8vx

[jenniferlanghammer]

Work in progress. Obsolescence series. Digital alarm clock & snails. I haven’t used an alarm clock in at least 10 years, not even in a hotel room but I remember when you first had the choice to wake to the radio instead of an alarm. I went a a little tongue in cheek with the snails and time moving slowly right now. #workinprogress #jenniferlanghammer #obseletetechnology #alarmclock #digitalclock #snail #snails #snailshell #snailart #art #artistsoninstagram #sculptures #sculpture #sculptureart #ceramics #ceramicart #ceramicsculpture #ceramicsofinstagram #clay #claysculpture #clayart (at Martha's Vineyard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CADUwkGDgV9/?igshid=li82joc1nbgm

[fionadorothywinterflood-blog]

Projections of “When Worlds Collide” in the studio.

I was delighted that (with help from Dave) I actually managed to produce my desired outcome/format of this second part of “When Worlds Collide”.

I chose to project it at the back of the studio where it was nice and dark and painty. As playing with the positioning of the projector,and the surface it was projecting onto, I was thinking how I could bring some colour into this piece ans then (almost) by accident i shone the projection onto some coloured tables ans really enjoyed the effect. It takes away some of the definition (this is probably due to my lack of technical skills) but I think conveyed the gossamer like quality of this metaphysical piece of technology.

I have also proposed this design for my follow up screen printing project.

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When Worlds Collide - “Obsolete Technology” and “Defining Moments in History”

Posca pen on printed acitate on tracing paper on black card. 

Colour added, if you look hard enough.

Final actual physical thing of “When World Collide”.

[fionadorothywinterflood-blog]

A4 printed on acetate. Photo doesn’t do it justice. I wish I had had enough time, brain organisation and confidence of idea to have projected this in my crit as I don’t think I got my idea across very well and was worried about the time I had to speak. As this was predominantly a research project I felt I had spent a lot of time researching and developing my idea (alongside having the neurovirus!) and not enough time working on the format (this was partly due to not having the relevant technology to be able to carry out the presentation of it, i.e a camera or a projector and this being set in the chritstmas holidays made it a little harder!) The final outcome I would like to be able to create would be this image (with some colour) projected with supporting text (in print) describing each character in their environments. I didn’t have enough time/wasn’t organised enough, in my crit to explain this properly to my group and tutor so still don’t feel that confident about it PLUS still only have a broken camera phone to photograph my work, so any non paper based submission will probably not be suitable…..

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Final Sketch Book work for Ag1001 “When Worlds Collide” , with my two chosen headings “Defining Moments in History” and “Obsolete technology” .

Now to finish the main pieces.....

My initial idea was to have the images projected, big, to convey the ethereal and sometimes unobtainable nature of this incredible piece of history defining and eventually obsolete technology, but am concerned about my ability to convey this successfully in crit/assessment.

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Phone camera working again! Dropped it and that seemed to help..

Rough practice of routers.

Fine liner, ink with a scratchy old brush and the scrumptious divinity that are Posca pens.

So…. going through the process of trying to figure out what format I want to present this final part of “when worlds collide”, yet again, I can’t make up my mind. My immediate choice is always a zine or panel of drawings. This is due to my own resources and learned techniques, and, I like it.

The drawings will consist of images portraying various people’s lives and where they keep their WiFi routers, showing how normal this is to have this amazing and groundbreaking piece of technology in very “normal” everyday lives. Then, whilst on a tube to Wilsden Green (no relevance, just sayin’), I had a moment of clarity and wanted to make a WiFi router/box out of card board and tape, so it looked a bit shit. This is to portray the disposable nature of said router as I have become fascinated with the shapes they come in, most of them, looking like a robotic stag beetle, or mermaids purses (of which I have been interested in the passed and have a collection of dried ones.. All called Stephanie).

It is a “defining moment in history” that this “Pandora’s box” (extra heading slipping in!) is an ever reoccurring “obsolete” piece of “technology”. This Internet-super-high way-wireless connection-hyper reality-drive (yes, I am a hitchhikers fan) is effectively just jumping on so called “garbage band waves”, originally used for hackers to hack, radio’s to radiate, microwaves to zap and super geeks to explore black hole theories. We are all dishing out way to much money to hitchhike on this miscellaneous band of mulch but now it is in our own homes and so wonderfully accessible. We expect it, depend upon it which has now made it a consumable product with its own bit of plastic waste every time you change provider, it breaks or you just are told you have to get a new one for it to work anymore.

Another idea, instead of the cardboard router was to project drawings of routers and where people keep them in their domestic settings, but using a very digital and in-tactile format..... then I realised I still am to buy my camera, get my phone fixed and learn how to take a photo of something well… so will probably just do the drawing...