we saw arthur ganson’s work last night for the last hour of our pcomp class. i’m glad greg pushed this event as it was not only fascinating, but it has given me inspiration for my final project. yes! i’m not sure if i’ll work alone or recruit a partner, but i don’t think i want to work with more than that, since my schedule is tight and such.
although many of arthur’s machines really made me want to replicate his methods, a few have stuck in my mind, and one in particular seems it could be transformed into my final project. a lot of my best thinking is done on the train… though some is while unconscious (semi-narcoleptic over here). so i really liked his notions of touch and highlighting slight movements. meditation and time.. great ideas and implementation. he plays. it’s cool.
the pumping oil and feather/violin stroking pieces were damn sexy. the walking wishbone had a comical personality. what will become my final project though comes from the “birds.” the scraps of paper are simple and everyday in a way, yet so elegant and precise. to me they illustrate flight, freedom, movement, the cross from inanimate to animate and still to life. i have love here. so to incorporate some techy components from class, i think i would like to use light sensors with the arduino to trigger the flight/energy of the birds. perhaps i could also bring in the idea of the solar powered, intelligent plant from tim/florica/marlin’s midterm project to allude to light depression/happiness. who knows… i just hope i can work this all out in time.
motivation is nice.