Thinking About Context

"Media art is often site-specific and sometimes interactive. As mentioned in class, the circumstances of how a work of art will be seen or presented determines the appearance of the work itself."


My video piece was actually more of an exploration of the iMovie program. I had never used video-producing software before and the thought was overwhelming upon receiving the assignment. However, the way I know I personally learn best, is to when dropped into the wilderness of the unknown and forced to figure things out on my own. This is basically what happened with every kind of software that i've grown to learn and used throughout my life. Reflecting back, I have self taught myself many things . Part of it is because I get bored easily and am not fond of tutorials or instructional classes. I feel like such a teenager sometimes...a lot of times....


Through creating the video piece, I tried different options that iMovie offered. Honestly, it was really exciting for me to manipulate a video template and to make it my own. Getting a sense of it, I felt I gained some power or ability. I want to refine and learn further how to use all the possibilities to my advantage. I really found a new interest in video making and it all started with this exercise. 


In terms of where I would place this remix video.....
I imagine it to be projected largely on a blank wall. Possibly an exhibition for a late adolescent audience of Pop Culture presented through new media. It would be one of many surrounding work representing new media. I think it can be a source of inspiration and possibility for young people to discover what kinds of things are possible for them to have the power to recreate themselves. 


My sound piece was also an exploration of mixing sounds together through Audacity. I've used Audacity to cut and attach songs for my dance performances in the past. I recorded sounds using my iPhone and imported them into the program. I realized the idea of using my iPhone as a tool to capture or record things for the use of art making was very new to me. It is still fairly a new concept. The applications along with functions of the iPhone are rapidly advancing at this very moment. I still feel hesitant about sound art and it's still unfamiliar grounds for me. I guess every artist has different mediums that speak to them, and feel they can best speak through. I've been learning that lately. There is so much out there. So much art that can be produced through endless means. It's all about how one connects and is able to express through it. 


If I were to place this sound piece......
I remember the Carsten Holler exhibition at the New Museum. There was a piece where you entered a small dark black room with headphones and vision goggles. You would see a pathway through the goggles as you listened. I think I can see this sound piece in a similar setting, arranged for the audience to experience viewing a scene while listening to this sound.