This fascinating 2014 study from the psychology department at Yale University found evidence that “Shared Experiences Are Amplified” – that is, regardless of the inherent quality of an experience (pleasant vs. unpleasant), experiencing it with another individual intensified the quality of the experience – i.e.,…

I was a little concerned about building a Cornell Box without having a clearer direction on where I wanted to go with my thesis project – but it turned out to be extremely helpful as a broad exploration of my themes of live performance, the…

Excellent class today. Very grateful to the Residents for sharing their thesis stories. It was great to get an overview of their individual processes, especially for someone still stumbling around at this stage. Aside from learning about the progress they made in their own projects,…

Preface: I’m still quite stuck on what direction to take with my thesis project. This has been a common occurrence throughout my work in IMA – trying to determine what themes or topics to address with what we’ve learned – and even though I’m trying…