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Statement

Definition: 

NOW: “at the present time or moment.”

The notion of ‘now’ is a perplexing and unfathomable concept to fully comprehend. A specific moment in time, when acknowledged, can transform an individuals mindset into the past which has nearly just occurred. In today's contemporary society technological advancements and developments have transformed how time, space and perspective are understood and perceived. Rapid access to information and social communication has changed how the ‘now’ is experienced. The use of live stream can digitally allow multiple people in different time zones, locations and circumstances to interact in a specific moment of time. Therefore, altering our perception of how life is perceived and experienced. However, the ‘now’ can also be a powerful tool to slow individuals thought process down and just exist in the cosmic space and time, without digital and technological 'distractions'.  The fast nature and pace of society has created a people of instant gratification and direct connection, without a conscious awareness.Our artwork explores how ‘slowness’, conscious thought and understanding can be a powerful tool for experiencing the ‘now’. We will be walking from UNSW, Kensington Campus to the UNSW Art and Design, Paddington Campus which is estimated to take 52 minutes. Each minute is a precious moment of the ‘now’ which we will document through a live-streamed video.We have consciously used this medium to highlight how numerous people can experience a sacred moment in time whilst experiencing their own reality.

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Research: Now and “Slowness”

As a group, we were researching and exploring the concept of “Now” through the digital age and focusing on the instantaneous and ‘live streaming’ nature and potential of social media. Snapchat, Instagram and other platforms such as Periscope have options where individuals are able to live stream themselves through their phones with the intention of others being able to view it. This concept, we thought, related to a sense of fastness. In responding to this, we all veered away from this idea of “fastness” and wanted to instead explore now through the lens of “slowness”. We originally thought about exploring film as a medium to examine slowness as there is a delay between the moment captured and being able to revisit that image or moment. However, upon further research we thought an experiment based piece could be more successful and more challenging.

An Exploration of Slowness Richard Long: Walking as an art form

Incorporates performance, sculpture and photography as a way of documenting the work

There is just as much focus on the journey as there is on the final photographic documentation

A repetitive and meditative approach

Documentation in the form of photographs as well as maps and text 

Walking spans between two points creating a line, in a similar way to that of a line between two points on a piece of paper

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/long-a-line-in-the-himalayas-t12035 http://www.theartstory.org/artist-long-richard-artworks.htm

A Line in the Himalayas, Richard Long, 1975, printed 2004.

‘Untitled’, Ben Nevis Hitch-Hike, Richard Long, 1967.

Documentation of this walk was through a map and through photographs taken at 11am each day; one pointing down and one pointing up.

A Hundred Mile Walk, Richard Long, 1971-2.

Documentation through photographs, text and mapping.

Images sourced from Tate collection.

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Experimenting with PDF layout. 

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‘Now’: How an individuals ‘now’ (time and space) can become distorted and altered. 

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UNSW, Kengsinton to Art and Design Paddington Campus: Google maps route 

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NOW

LIVE CAMERAS FROM AROUND THE WORLD RIGHT NOW

View from home in Byron http://www.coastalwatch.com/surf-cams-surf-reports/nsw/byron-bay—the-pass

Home in Japan http://www.snowjapan.com/japan-daily-snow-weather-reports/webcam-nozawa-onsen-nagano

Times Square NYC https://www.earthcam.com/cams/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsrobo1

Queenstown NZ right now https://www.earthcam.com/world/newzealand/queenstown/?cam=queenstown

Iceland https://www.earthcam.com/world/iceland/hella/?cam=iceland_hd

Budapest https://www.earthcam.com/world/hungary/budapest/?cam=hotelvictoria

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IN CLASS EXPERIMENT: Exploration of “slow” through walking. We walked and videoed our ‘journey’ from class to the bathroom and back. The final documentation/ double spread is of a hand drawn map of the journey and of a screenshot from the original recording.

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IN CLASS EXPERIMENT: We were given instructions to follow – we drew two scenes of where we sat and then wrote down assumptions, observations and made up stories about people that passed by.  

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Live Media: NOW 

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Experiment One Assessment Three

This experiment starts by examining Live as a characteristic of NOW using Periscope as a medium for investigating the idea of now as an infinite interpretation.

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Heyo,

Attached to this post are images of our PDF from today at the Art Gallery of NSW. I had to upload them as spreads because unfortunately, Tumblr will not accept a PDF file. :(

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Final Artwork: 

Statement: 

The body of work I have created is an evocative and dynamic short video, approximately 1 minute in length, which focuses on the way 'glitches' can corrupt and falsify an individuals sense of 'self' and personal identity. The human psyche is exposed to an unquestionable amount of emotive sentiments throughout their lives which can either strengthen or corrupt a human being’s psychological state. I have interpreted the notion of 'glitch' as a momentary malfunction within an individual's psychological state which transgresses beyond its capacity and function. This notion is delineated through the forms of distortion, manipulation and alteration within an individual’s psyche which can negatively impact a person's cognitive state. Physical ‘reality' is a nonsensical and convoluted word as a person may exist presently in the physical world being perceived as 'normal' and 'healthy' when their internal world may be one of deep affliction, suffering, and torment, brought forth by a 'glitch'. We live in the 21st century which bares witness to copious amounts of technological advancements and applications in a reality that emphasises 'connection', 'sociability' and 'status' when in actuality these modes of 'relationships' can create a sense of isolation, rejection, and loneliness. These emotional states can instigate a sense of banal, monotonous existence with a pronounced sense of meaninglessness. When these feelings are continually reoccurring in an individual's subconscious ones neurological pathways can become 'glitched' and when this pattern continues to reoccur it can trigger altered states of reality and existentialism.    

My artmaking practice first comprised of defining the meaning of 'glitched': "A sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault of the equipment." I proceeded to experiment with different 'glitch' technological application which created a digitalised, static result. I started this body of work by taking numerous photographs ( on a Sony A600) of my friend’s face, in different angles and time periods, with an intense white light shining in the background to create a sense of depth and dimension within the 2-dimensional photographic state. I only captured her face as a symbol of the human consciousness and psychological condition. These internal 'glitches' are in essence an energy corruption which in actuality cannot be illustrated in a physical form. Her face becomes a metaphor for the physical aspects of an individuals life which is controlled by our internal forces.    

The next undertaking consisted of me putting the numerous images I had captured through copious editing application online and documenting the ways the images were distorted. My final photographs were digitally enhanced through these applications and then converted into a state of black and white when previous they were an array of vibrant, dominant colours. This change in colour tones dramatically impacted the 'glitched' process of the images as due to the lighting different characteristics of the face were pronounced or erased. Subsequent to this action I began to use photoshop to mirror these images to create a pronounced dichotomy between the physical human body and the abstract psychological mentality. Additionally, I used the editing software of Lightroom to take the singular image I had taken, manipulated and mirrored and further warped the image. I then documented how the image was altered by recording this action, using the method of slow motion to intensify these feelings of 'glitch', deformation and corruption. Individually, one-by-one, different parts of the photo are stretched and the more this occurs the more convoluted and abstracted the images becomes. The image becomes completely unrecognisable and abstracted. I then used Adobe Premier Pro to assemble the different clips together and used a stop and start (static) effect to depict how the neurons in the brain are being modified. The video gradually becomes more abstracted to the point of colour tones, patterns, shapes and line which underpins how a small 'glitch' in a person's cognitive state and memory, when constantly reoccurring, can distort their 'reality' and overall 'individual existence'.  

I was inspired by the cubism era ( 1907-1922) and the fragmented nature of those artworks. There was an abandonment of perspective evident within this style and I wanted to encompass this quality in my artworks. I wanted to turn away from a digital 'glitch' but rather do so in a form which merged the foreground and background into one creating an array of diverse angular shapes and lines, whereby an individuals space and time is altered. I researched the artworks of Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and Francis Bacon who created evocative artworks using this style of art. Their works brought forth a new quality which had not been explored previously and used predominantly dark muted tones. Nevertheless, I continued to explore contemporary digital artists such as Frances Berry, Heitor Magno, Maykel Lima and Antoine Geiger who commented on today's technological era through altering and glitching their subjects reality.  

The sound effects in the video clip are eerie, static and have an uncomfortable quality about them. This was intentional as I wanted the audience to be evoked by not only the images in the video but by the feelings associated with them. This is to trigger an emotive response which encapsulated the feeling of distress, disharmony, and angst. ( Sound effects from: Abstract Sound)  

The human mind is durable and resilient but when these 'glitches' continually reoccur an individual’s true 'reality' can become re-defined and ultimately contaminated.  

Bibliography:  

Cubism:  http://www.theartstory.org/movement-cubism.htm

Pablo Picasso: https://www.pablopicasso.org/cubism.jsp

George Braque: http://www.theartstory.org/artist-braque-georges.htm

Francis Bacon: http://www.theartstory.org/artist-bacon-francis.htm

Heitor Magno: https://www.artpeoplegallery.com/heitor-magno-glitch-art/

Frances Berry: http://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/2016/08/30/frances-berry/

Maykel Lima: http://www.emptykingdom.com/featured/maykel-lima/

Antoine Geiger: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/11/cellphone-attention-antoine-geiger/

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Final: Glitched Artworks 

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Final: Edited Artworks 

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Cubism Inspiration: 

Image 1: Pablo Piccaso 

Image 2: George Braque

Image 3: Francis Bacon 

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Inspired by previous artworks I created: 

I have always been fascinated by the notions of manipulation, distortion and alteration. The mind is a dynamic and robust tool which can change perspectives instantaneously and therefore be able to see an image in a completely different light. Due to this concept, I wanted to explore the ideas of distortion and alteration further throughout my artmaking practice. 

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Experiment 4: Continued