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Sharpies and Goats

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on October 9, 2009
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We were told that blog entries are not only to be based on the topics of exciting events and activities we’ve enjoyed within the studio, but also to document our ‘mundane experiences’. We (Jackie and Christie) are currently huddled in the far end of a civic pod on a rainy and dreary Friday evening. The space heater is on, tea/hot chocolate made, we’re listening to The Mountain Goats, working on assignments and watching the occasional pedestrian scurry by with umbrella in hand. And that’s about it, the definition of a mundane studio night if there ever was one. Jackie stirred her hot chocolate with a sharpie, much worth documenting.


It should be noted that there is still excitement from the occasional (quite occasional indeed) pedestrian though. For example, 64 seconds prior to now, one man (who we admittedly did not see but could clearly hear) exclaimed, “I like that CHICK ON THE SIDEWALK” in reference to our body and space documentation. Thanks—we like it too.

Water Projections over the River

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on October 1, 2009
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Our water projections over the bridge at night have been great for interactivity with the public. It doesn’t matter how old– we had folks swimming, jumping, and shadow-puppeting in front of our make-shift screen all night. It was also particularly nice when people who had stopped to talk felt comfortable swirling their hands (or my pen) around in the water themselves.

It’s crazy how something as simple as a small tub of water on a projector screen can intrigue people from half a mile away. On several occasions, pedestrians who had stopped to chat mentioned that they had seen the curious light and forms from an opposite bridge and had walked specifically to find out what they were seeing. That set us up for some immediate conversations.

Thus far, the water projections have been both simple and effective (perhaps effective because they are simple).