JOINED IN CONSUME
an study in the art of up.cycling
ARTISTS BLOOD WANTED
A action of artistic solidarity for those who have bleed.
Created out of a long picnic table of circa twelve meters in length, filling the space of a art space, it appropriately provided the “idyllic” picnic scenery. The table, originally of raw wood, was painted gradually as a blood donation campaign set up in the same space motivated artists to visit and donate blood for the local blood bank. The blood donated by the artists was matched with red paint in equal parts on the table and acted as a blood donation indicator. All blood was given in person in the museum prior to the opening of the exhibition. A medical was made available for blood donations to insure safety both to the donor and in order to detoxify the blood for further use. A photo-documentation was carried out and along with the displaying of the blood station itself became part of the project. This action signified both participation and sharing, which are both considered to be the key elements in building a sense of community amongst a diverse group of people and to generate trust among each other, foster leadership, and have faith in all traditions of all peoples in order to improve the quality of life for all on Victoria Island.
WARM@HOME
An interactive Video Installation for Two Performers and a House
warm@home embraces a new family type of life one might remember as having or having lost or having found or having wish(ed) for. Theoretically it makes use of human existence, as incorporated by Joseph Beuys, as extreme warmth. It all concludes that in regard of humanity, its temperature must be somewhere above zero degrees. An attempt to persuade one might read as follows: close eyes: dream or/and remember: first touch? / first kiss?/ first belief? etc.etc.etc. open eyes: answer please, your spiritual temperature is/was? the installation (title: home) regards human warmth as in need of kindle/ firewood/ lovegas/ ignition (and eventual space travel). the performance (title: @) regards human contact as in need of bodytouch/ eyetouch/ mindtouch and attempts (we+you) this. The video part of the installation (title: warm) regards human growth as to be fed by warmed thoughts/ warmed goods and even extreme cases in/of lov(ly)ing. For example, the following words have high human heat value insulated by each other simultaneously and/or adjacently: soft, lovely, glowing. these examples describing three letter aspect combinations of the human alphabet. that we inherit at birthing. Please include (in) the personal pronouns such as: you, me, us, them, him, her. Also, remember movement and contact is/are essential to human (our) development. the following words have low human heat values: bomb, bombed, bombing etc.etc.etc.
SWISSREMAKE
Public Art (Social Sculpture) Installation for 3d Screen
The “Swiss ReMake” Project is a public art project developed for the 3d NOVA screen located in the Zurich main train station. The project concerns itself with creating public understanding for technology through a concept that combines the immediacy of public art with the political content of social sculpture. The project runs on a computer application that takes the national flag of Switzerland and redesigns it through algorithmic variations. The variations created interesting permutations easily recognized as being related to the original pattern; they are accompanied by a series of profound quotes from artists and scientists on the importance of cultural adaptation and changing tradition- a common fact in art and scientific research. The original Swiss flag occasionally reappears between variations, underscoring the relationship between tradition and cultural adaptation. The project is greeted by one hundred thousand visitors per day and has been come a popular sight in the train station during rush hours.
an study in the art of up.cycling
The artwork Joined in Consume is a social plastic that consists of a table designed by using concepts up up-cycling, re-cycling, down-cycling, and off-cycling. The work spans 8 meters and provides not only seating for a large number of guests, but it also offers them the perfect stage for the consumption of foods, or better put artworks made out of food stuffs including tofu turkeys and other new culinary creations using 3D print technologies. The materials used in the construction of the table support system consists of 18 shopping wagons borrowed from the local grocery store to form the base of the table; The table top consists of acrylic glass leftovers donated by a local company which were assembled to take the form of a collage artwork , which provided for not only a colourful table top but one with aesthetic depth. For seating around the table, a large number beverages cases which are stacked in twos and lined with art magazines to create comfortable as well as trendy way for guests to join at the table. The construction and use of the table made visitors aware of the possibilities of making artwork with rescued and borrowed materials and integrates and immerses them visitors in an organic manner into the artwork by just sitting at the table. For artists who address topics around the present state of food and what the future might bring, the table provides a reference point for their actions and enhances them in a way similar to the role of the frame of a painting.
ARTISTS BLOOD WANTED
A action of artistic solidarity for those who have bleed.
Created out of a long picnic table of circa twelve meters in length, filling the space of a art space, it appropriately provided the “idyllic” picnic scenery. The table, originally of raw wood, was painted gradually as a blood donation campaign set up in the same space motivated artists to visit and donate blood for the local blood bank. The blood donated by the artists was matched with red paint in equal parts on the table and acted as a blood donation indicator. All blood was given in person in the museum prior to the opening of the exhibition. A medical was made available for blood donations to insure safety both to the donor and in order to detoxify the blood for further use. A photo-documentation was carried out and along with the displaying of the blood station itself became part of the project. This action signified both participation and sharing, which are both considered to be the key elements in building a sense of community amongst a diverse group of people and to generate trust among each other, foster leadership, and have faith in all traditions of all peoples in order to improve the quality of life for all on Victoria Island.
WARM@HOME
An interactive Video Installation for Two Performers and a House
warm@home embraces a new family type of life one might remember as having or having lost or having found or having wish(ed) for. Theoretically it makes use of human existence, as incorporated by Joseph Beuys, as extreme warmth. It all concludes that in regard of humanity, its temperature must be somewhere above zero degrees. An attempt to persuade one might read as follows: close eyes: dream or/and remember: first touch? / first kiss?/ first belief? etc.etc.etc. open eyes: answer please, your spiritual temperature is/was? the installation (title: home) regards human warmth as in need of kindle/ firewood/ lovegas/ ignition (and eventual space travel). the performance (title: @) regards human contact as in need of bodytouch/ eyetouch/ mindtouch and attempts (we+you) this. The video part of the installation (title: warm) regards human growth as to be fed by warmed thoughts/ warmed goods and even extreme cases in/of lov(ly)ing. For example, the following words have high human heat value insulated by each other simultaneously and/or adjacently: soft, lovely, glowing. these examples describing three letter aspect combinations of the human alphabet. that we inherit at birthing. Please include (in) the personal pronouns such as: you, me, us, them, him, her. Also, remember movement and contact is/are essential to human (our) development. the following words have low human heat values: bomb, bombed, bombing etc.etc.etc.
SWISSREMAKE
Public Art (Social Sculpture) Installation for 3d Screen
The “Swiss ReMake” Project is a public art project developed for the 3d NOVA screen located in the Zurich main train station. The project concerns itself with creating public understanding for technology through a concept that combines the immediacy of public art with the political content of social sculpture. The project runs on a computer application that takes the national flag of Switzerland and redesigns it through algorithmic variations. The variations created interesting permutations easily recognized as being related to the original pattern; they are accompanied by a series of profound quotes from artists and scientists on the importance of cultural adaptation and changing tradition- a common fact in art and scientific research. The original Swiss flag occasionally reappears between variations, underscoring the relationship between tradition and cultural adaptation. The project is greeted by one hundred thousand visitors per day and has been come a popular sight in the train station during rush hours.