Remote Control Buttons Piece AAAAA. AAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA
2010 AAA'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A AAAAAAAAAAAA AAAA
8 Printed Word Documents AAAAAA..A AAAAAA.A AAAAAAAAA AAA-
8.5" X 11" ea. AAAAA.AAAAAAAAAA.AAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA AAA
After accumulating 16 remote controls of various purposes, i took them apart and started removing each button, separating them in little baggies by function (ex. all the power buttons in one bag, all the volume up buttons in another and so on). I set up these bags in a grid and only allowed 8 people to see it set up. I will never set them up as such ever again, and since I did not document the piece in any other way, these 8 volunteers and their perceptions are the only form of proof or recording of the Remote Control Buttons Piece. (click to enlarge)
Senior Show Attendance AAAaaaaaaa aaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 2010AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.AAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Installation/PerformanceA.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
At my senior art show with Charlee Nicole Brown and Alissa Kesselman, I
layed out forms on a table near the exit with spaces for name, age, sex,
relationship with artist, etc, etc. Every person who visited the gallery left
complete documentation of their presence there. Now that I have the info,
the possibilities are endless. Blade of Grass Tied Around Stick Installation A AAAAAAAAAAAAA
2010 AAA'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A AAAAAAAAAAAA AAAA
Installation/Performance AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA AAA
One day, when I was walking out by the bayou near my house, I had a sudden urge to do something; to have an impact. And though it may be small- I did. I shoved a stick into the ground and tied a small blade of grass around it. Since this was such a secret little act (because there was nobody around), I thought it was very interesting how it could go through its entire existence without anyone knowing about it, and thusly, no thoughts about it. So I thought it'd be a neat idea to play with documentation again. I am letting people know where it is if they are interested in it, but if they aren't (which applies to most) then that piece will never have an opinion formed for or against it.
5 Small Rocks on 5 Small Screws Installationaaa AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 2010AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Installation/PerformanceA.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
Much like the earlier piece- actually, exactly like it. Except that this was an installation of 5 small screws I found around school (hopefully they are not important to the infrastructure or anything) rammed into the ground, and 5 small pebbles/rocks placed onto of them.
Self-Portrait As A Squirrel A A AA.AAAAAAAAA 2009-2010AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Performance/VideoA.AAA .AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. While filming for the recruitment video, Cooper caught some footage of a squirrel finding a nut, digging a hole, burying it, and scampering off. I found it delightful, and asked him to film me imitating the squirrel's exact moves in the same location. I took the video, burned it on a DVD, and had it in my senior show. As soon as the show opened, the video played once, then went because the video actually plays- it has proven its existence. It has a place in time and space, but the experience it gives the audience it still up to them.
Trust Performance #1 & 2
2010
Performance/Photographs
Okay, this needs some explaining. There are lots of things I think or feel that have no physical evidence or documentation. There is no solid proof of their existence besides my thinking it. In these performances, I reaveled to someone a secret thought or feeling of mine, therefore making all evidence and proof of this feeling/thought rely totally on the other person and whether or not they believe or trust me. These pieces, unlike most of my work, does not depend or make use of the direct viewer. It is just me showing them something I did and found interesting.
While I was applying to all these art competitions, such as YoungArts and Scholastics, they would have rules regarding "detail shots," which are images that zoom in to other images to show an aspect of a piece that needs more than one photo to show. I thought it was rather silly that they only allow 1 or 2 of these, when at times, folks need 1 or 2 per piece. So, I gave them my one allotted detail shot. It is the picture of the SD Card piece, 131 Pictures Taken While Thinking Small, zoomed into the 4 pixels in the dead center of the image.
Detail Shot #2- Lady 2 2010
Digital Print
Exactly the same idea as the above. The original image was a life drawing in my journal.
more to come, soon enough! it's quite a pain, this uploading stuff! (i'm also a poet)
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