Exploring Constructivism

Chris Selleck and I worked on assignment 1 of Video Sculpture. It was a fun process of creating a light sculpture based on the principles of Constructivism. We chose Constructivism because we were drawn by the graphic quality of their images,and use of light and darkness to define space. …

Final Proposal:Getting the Job Done:Part II

“Getting the Job Done” is part of an ongoing series of works by Arielle Baio and Geetha Pedapati responding to the proliferation of unmanned aircraft and other “long distance” warfare technologies. In this instillation,we are creating a handcrafted book that showcases the parts of war that are known and …

I Am Looking At:

Variable Media Network

The Variable Media Network proposes an unconventional preservation strategy based on identifying ways that creative works might outlast their original medium.

The questionnaire and writings from the VMN is very helpful in thinking about new media work. The emphasis on the artists priorities when showing and …

Archive Fever:Photography Between History and Monument Okwui Enwezor

The archive as an active,regulatory discursive system.

Photography and film are important forms of archival material. “Because the camera is literally an archiving machine,every photography,every film is a priori an archival object”pg 12

The photograph is a means of time travel,sociological study,and …

Visualizing 319

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Hello There,

This week for my archive project,I tried to get away from data collection and enjoy some time with visualizations. Igal Nassima pointed me to this stellar site Graph Commons,which is a nodal network visualization that is really easy to use and see quick results. …

New Project

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My new project has to do with an idea I’ve been playing with for a while. I’d like to create an archive that is interactive,offers a choice of viewpoints;one that allows people to investigate information,instead of being given a narrative structure.

I am currently working with …

Archiving People:India’s Biometric Database

“That will give me an identity,” he said,gesturing at the computer station where he had just completed his enrollment. “It will show that I am a human being,that I am alive,that I live on this planet. It will prove I am an Indian.”

Full Article from …

Recent work –Spring 2011

Spring 2011

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The Temptation of St Antoine

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Process work for The Temptation of St Antoine