REDIRECTION PROJECT PROPOSAL
The proposition for my project comes from the Graffiti Research Lab and their project LED Throwies. From my last project in Art 350 expanding the LED Throwie concept to recreate a digital checkpoint system aiding in the deconstruction of established pedestrian routes in Reno, NV. The concept of renavigating urban environments stems from the French concept of the Flâneur and text from Walter Benjamin.
With this project I hope to bolster this idea and create more permanent installation pieces with motion-activated lights to emphasize the conceptual ramifications of chance and curiosity. I would really like to sell the concept of the pieces and create every bit of information needed for the pieces to appear like a legitimate piece of technology so as to critique the notion of graffiti creation and make the installation process appear more legitimate. The details involved in this project stem from influences such as Steve Lambert’s Anti Advertising Agency and the conviction of the details involved with the project.
It is my hopes through this project to engage with an unassuming audience and derail people’s normal pedestrian routes through sheer happenstance. The project’s success is not measured by the number of people discovering a new path through their engagement, but instead the piece’s very existence as a statement against current city layouts and the potential for art as inspiration for curiosity in turn motivating actions.
The intricacies of the installation process might involve
-logo and website for light-sensor checkpoint pieces
-installation with appearance of business (construction apparel, official car, etc.)
Construction look/official documents in light of defacement?
-metal/custom fitting cases with permanent installation (with logo)
Technology and securing will most likely involve
-IR transmitter and receiver
-breadboard/custom housing with inlaid circuitry
-other electrical fittings
-fitting via screws through housing/snapping/glue
-securing to various surfaces through housing (concrete screws, industrial glue)
VENUE
For a collective presentation/venue I would not be against a set venue, however my piece necessitates the deconstruction of pedestrian routes making it site-specific. The piece is not a means of way-finding but precisely the opposite – it serves as a tool to provoke a sense of wanderlust so untypical in modern urban environments. This stated, if the collective venue is surrounded by a sort of urban environment with clearly defined preferred routes by pedestrians, then my piece could work outside the venue.
I believe collectively our class should tackle a larger concept of audience connection that engages with the public in ways that many previous projects have not. Being an artist means you are actively engaged with the community and are creating pieces that hopefully connect to an audience. I think that branching out from the archetypical gallery exhibition setting would be a good step for those looking to pursue art in the future where they will be required to engage publically. I think it would be a good challenge different from simply creating a piece by and for oneself and displaying it for only a select few (often members of the very same class) to critique.
Concerning these parameters, it would be interesting to find a gallery setting that can serve a variety of needs, Currently I am considering the Holland Project due to its semi-urban surrounding and the ability for gallery expansion outside of the building.
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