The most important points for me in this article were pollution and the fact that people were trying to cover it up. I don't think people really want to pollute the rivers and the air, but they can't help it because it's their job. They choose to be blind, and that's why I think the dancers could wear white blindfolds during the performance-- white because they try to convince themselves that what they're doing is good; a white lie.
I don't think there is a good or bad side in this, like the nature is good and the industries are bad. They have to sacrifice something to reach their goal, and most people aren't doing it willingly, especially the common workers. A part of the performance could be dragged, forced, reluctant, but a greater power (the bosses of the company) are pushing them on to do their work and ignore the damage.
There could be three groups; nature, the common workers, and the important people in charge of the corporation. In the end, it's a battle with three sides, and in the end the workers take off their blindfolds and decide to stand on nature's side instead.
Showing posts with label Social Sculpture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social Sculpture. Show all posts
Secret Hsinchu & Site Specific Performance
Psychogeograpy
The things we take for granted are the things that are closest to us. What we see everyday become normal, mundane, and have a very obvious existence - so obvious that they are overlooked. I wonder what an alien would think if one visited our planet. All the things we overlook would be interesting for it. Sometimes I find that I appreciate places more when they are different. I pay special attention when I go to the countryside, to the mountains, or to foreign countries. Every detail, big and small, are discoveries.
Site Specific Performance
I feel like I can understand site specific performance a little bit more than most things. Locations can be really inspiring with a little bit of imagination. Some locations are so amazing that they can naturally motivate people. I find the places I'm in are closely related to my emotions. When I'm by myself, I let these emotions control me and I laugh, cry, and allow myself to act and be whatever I want. Using these same emotions, performances can be made.
The things we take for granted are the things that are closest to us. What we see everyday become normal, mundane, and have a very obvious existence - so obvious that they are overlooked. I wonder what an alien would think if one visited our planet. All the things we overlook would be interesting for it. Sometimes I find that I appreciate places more when they are different. I pay special attention when I go to the countryside, to the mountains, or to foreign countries. Every detail, big and small, are discoveries.
Site Specific Performance
I feel like I can understand site specific performance a little bit more than most things. Locations can be really inspiring with a little bit of imagination. Some locations are so amazing that they can naturally motivate people. I find the places I'm in are closely related to my emotions. When I'm by myself, I let these emotions control me and I laugh, cry, and allow myself to act and be whatever I want. Using these same emotions, performances can be made.
Blood, Sweat, and Tee-shirts
We watched a clip from a BBC documentary in Social Sculpture about a group of college students who go to India and experience the life of a worker in a garment factory. When we're buying clothes at the mall, we never think about where it came from and the only thing we know is what we see on the "made from ___" tags. Usually, this isn't the only country the product went through in the process to make it. When we pick up a tee-shirt, we would never think that in India there would be thousands of workers on a very low wage working off "blood and sweat" in factories. Because they are underpaid, the top, most influential people in the company will gain more profit, and the workers in developing countries will continue to be poor.
Soule Goldin
Last time in Social Sculpture we skyped with one of Sheila's friends, Soule. Before I even start talking about the conversation we had with her, I just want to point out how even her name stood out to me the first time I heard it. She's a great community artist, and also had to be extremely patient with us as she had to repeat a lot of things that we didn't comprehend the first time she said them.
One thing that really interested me was the fact that she could combine many things in her work; recycling, art, and theatre. It never occurred to me that one could be involved in so many things at once and produce a combined final result. I find that amazing, like killing two birds with one stone.
I also enjoyed looking at her portfolio, and even though I knew it already, it was a relief to hear her say that acceptance into college didn't entirely depend on one's grades. Hearing it from someone who's actually been through that situation is just that much more reassuring.
I don't think we were really prepared for the Skype conversation. Sheila did most of the talking, and the rest of us just kind of sat back and looked like we knew what was going on. It was still fun, but if there's a next time it would be nice to have some more interaction instead of what seemed like a "Q&A with an artist interview".
One thing that really interested me was the fact that she could combine many things in her work; recycling, art, and theatre. It never occurred to me that one could be involved in so many things at once and produce a combined final result. I find that amazing, like killing two birds with one stone.
I also enjoyed looking at her portfolio, and even though I knew it already, it was a relief to hear her say that acceptance into college didn't entirely depend on one's grades. Hearing it from someone who's actually been through that situation is just that much more reassuring.
I don't think we were really prepared for the Skype conversation. Sheila did most of the talking, and the rest of us just kind of sat back and looked like we knew what was going on. It was still fun, but if there's a next time it would be nice to have some more interaction instead of what seemed like a "Q&A with an artist interview".
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