I chose polaroids that are developed and undeveloped because they are symbols of memories made and memories forgotten. I chose images of some of my favorite places I’ve been to, places and memories I’ll never forget. I then went into a dialogue with my memory, trying to recover the people and things I’ve made myself forget because they’re painful.
I love this intimate project combining the concept of home and personal confessions.
another good art day today, I took out the most clunky, archaic projector from my university media shop and projected confessions around my house. things I wouldn’t and couldn’t say to my parents. this was perhaps the most cathartic thing I have done, I also did it whilst my parents were in the house, so I felt sorta James Bond as I was doing it
Last night I saw Beach House perform at RedRocks and they had an amazing light and projection combination setup. They used three projectors angled differently at a screen and then other simple lights they shown out from the stage. The light set-up was very minimal for a band this large but they used it masterfully. For this song, they project stars and then an aurora onto the screen then shown the colors of the aurora out from the screen so it seemed to extend out into the air. This integration of projection onto a screen and off of it was breath taking.
Last week I went to a show in Fort Collins and saw this Band, Cocordion, play and was amazed at their visuals. They had a projectionist who had a binder with cues basically ever 30 seconds to change one of the two projectors he was controlling. He would alternate which ones he was covering, or eject the VHS tape and exchange it with another. It was so intentional and he really seemed to be apart of the band as much as those on stage playing instruments. It was amazing to see there is a place for intentional, live video art in music!
The surface and the projection are directly related are work together to create meaning. Projecting onto myself made the images more personal to me and gave me a sense of re-living memories and fears. The images aren't telling their own story, but their story in how they relate to me.
Projecting video is different because of the movement that is involved. I felt like I had to move with the video and interact with my memories playing over me.
Projecting aversive images made me take a serious tone and felt very intense. I felt a sense of courage in standing in front of the projected hallway, I was facing a thing that brings me discomfort.
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