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An analysis of how words and emotion affect the molecular crystalized structure of water
Also shows the structure of polluted water after being blessed and how it is similar to the structure of water exposed to positive energy, but before it was similar to the structure of that of water exposed to negative energy
All Weather
I really enjoyed using ink to block out large spaces, as it made me consider negative space in a way that I hadn’t before. For the whole project, I felt as though I was learning how to draw again, which was both a good and bad thing because I feel as though I really don’t know how to draw anymore however I’m starting to develop... something. Before when I looked at my work, I couldn’t really differentiate myself from other people but now I’m seeing hints of myself in my illustrations. On my independent day, I used my journey to and from Kingston to do some observational drawing. The day started like a complete nightmare because I foolishly left my folder of materials on the bus, but luckily I had only done a handful of small drawings. At this point I felt pretty low but I went home, collected myself, found some more paper and went out again. Overall I’m happy with my observational drawings, although I wish I had done more.
Music I enjoy listening to when studying:
Daughter: winter: new ways, numbers, human, winter, smother, still, lifeforms, no care, youth
Aurora: churchyard, dancing on the moon, daydreamer, the river, apple tree, the seed, mothership, gentle earthquake, queendom
local natives: masters, count, mother emanuel, ellie alice. cafe amerillo, when a i gonna lose you
Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack
attack on titan soundtrack
Fleetwood Mac: landslide, dreams, the chain, storms
Tame Impala: the less i know the better, half full glass of wine
in a world full of chaos
Douceur
Believing Is Seeing
By far, my favourite project yet. I honestly really enjoyed building the logistics of my own world and translating what it looks like in my head onto paper. Illustrating what my world felt like really helped me to visualize the atmosphere I was trying to create.
My quote was “The tawny field of burnt grass led into the tight grid of the mysterious buildings”. To me ‘tight grid’ and ‘burnt grass’ implied something sinister and restrictive, so for some reason my brain said “ah, yes this is a cult”. I researched the psychology behind a cult environment, and how emotional blackmail is used to control members. I watched interviews and ted talks about people who escaped cults, including Rose Mcgowan. After having a tutorial with Sarah, I decided to present my world in a less sinister manner, and leave it up to the audience to decided whether this was a cult or a close knit community.
When putting together the diary I enjoyed illustrating things that are not visual, for example the sound of a creaking door, or the feeling of paranoia.
I had fun writing the script for the interview because I was able to show off my research. The aim was to create a character who had just been exiled from a cult, who to her was essentially her family. Although I’m not exactly a voice actor, I tried my best to communicate the character’s vulnerability and nativity. Ryan however, did a great job as an interviewer with what he had. I literally just sent him a script and said can you record yourself saying this please.
I was frustrated with after effects. Everything was taking so long to render because my laptop isn’t really built for adobe software. My doors didn’t really come out the way I wanted but I guess it looked cool.
Improvements:
- Play around with the font and positioning of the text
- Make the script of the interview more ambiguous, cut out the end part
- somehow make the visuals of the doors match the diary so that it looks like it’s from the same world
- make something visual for the interview
For some reason, I had never bothered to research the history of my little blue inhaler, and I can’t believe how many models there have been.
From steam tents to cigarettes, from coffee to formulas that contain 3.5% cocaine, treatments and asthmatic equipment has come such a long way.
My dad once told me that back when he was a kid, the area where he grew up did not fully understand the cause of asthma, and believed that he was faking his attacks. He told me that his doctor would tell him that asthma was caused by ‘stale air’ in the lungs and that he needed to get rid of the air by lying to the side and patting the side of his ribs.
