The comments on the last idea about Holy Water were:

• Is the water running or still? (Some said running would be preferable because the role of the water is cleansing)
• Is the pipe covered with something?
• spotlights will be good.

Considering these things, here is the new idea of Holy Water.

The existing drainage pipe is covered with imitation ivy, which is painted black. Down the mouth of the pipe will be laid a flow of plaster indicating Holy Water. White color of the pipe and plaster shows continuity of the flow of Holy Water or qi. The form, texture, and B&W color are simple and chic and will not interfere in the other installations.

We will not use real water, and the water from the sink will be kept turned off during the installation. This sculpture is an indication of water and not water itself. The plaster will be mixed with water and installed before the beginning of the installation.

What we need are:

• imitation ivy: $20-30
• black spray paint: $2
• fine wire to tie the ivy to the pipe: $2
• plaster (16lb): $10

$40-50 in total

What do you think?

Well,  YouTube doesn’t allow you to upload any movie longer than 10minutes …That’s why I had to  divide our film (15minutes) into two parts…

I have added a Lemur ‘cry‘ which I think fits perfectly into this little film.

I did my best playing with the reverse and slow motion features…  ;o)

Film2_PART#1

Film2_PART#2

Any idea why windows movie maker just shuts down…while you are working on it….

This is only what I needed!!!

Computer vs Nacha round ummm (I just lost my track by now)

I have worked with the images and sounds Natalie and Mikeila have added to the server so far with my own little research of iconography for our little story….

The video presents the ‘lemur language’ combined with the ‘language of light’ it presents the three heavens…that which I think is a good combination with the altar concept and the other projections.

The audience can ‘try’ to understand what is going on ….

I have inserted the tree and the concept of fire also…

Thanks Natalie for the sound!

I love the Lemur Dance!! it’s kind of creepy in a way they are like people….

lets put our heart and soul into this project – lets all get spinal tap!  vicadin could be all over the place- add wine and make special cookies…the audience really wouldnt know what hit ‘em.

ok, i bought plastic drop cloth and was trying different things…put cloth on it – air – decided water was not a good idea…and just put hot glue on it.  i like the effect but its small scale – could be unreasonable larger scale.  also have cheesecloth – will play around with that in a bit.  or do something completely unrelated…like watch tv.

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Another layer for the gooooooz. Spinal fluid.

This is spinal tap.

These thoughts were in response to a few questions Mikeila had about creating the map. It led me to think about issues of obstruction of flow caused by the position of the library.

Where is the map to be located on site? It would be cool to have the artifact and then deconstructive studies of it that were done to figure out when it was made and what it is made of. What pigments were used. Like a forensic study of photos and samples. Maybe even one that shows it x-rayed and under a black light.Maybe some really abstract 3d models of the lines and planes. And finally one that places it on the campus. So its like you have found a key and are studying it to find out where it is from and what lock it fits, and finally you show the resolution. So maybe you could include the shape of the quad without the library so that when you combine the two it shows that the key would still fit if the library wasn’t there.
I think the map should be fantastic, and have lemurs on it and yes Bosch it up so that it indicates a wealth of culture, utopia, earthly delights. In contrast the academy looks bereft of energy, vitality and the true knowledge even of its self. So you can see how curiosity and playfullness are marginalized when libraries and stadiums are the emblems of study and liesure. By doing this, learning is seperated from social interaction, play, and relaxation. It changes from an open network of paths and portals, to being centered on a visual and mental blockage that is a very compressed heavy weight, called Middleton. Middle ton.
Its as if the crossroads, where the 4 directions mingle with the four seasons, 4 winds, and where many an important meeting between a man and an angel devil or god has taken place, has been concealed beneath a collection of documents and publications that students are supposed to turn to silently for answers rather than within the self and the lives of others. Imagine how much better it would be if the library was lifted up and resting on 4 pillars transforming it from obstacle to shelter that you could see beyond and actually settle yourself under in a shaded plaza or listen to the rain while you study or rest your eyes or plot your path.

In a more physiological metaphor, its as if someone cut your spinal cord, bifurcating your nervous system to install an inferior sub functioning memory repository without caring that your body was no longer able to recognize itself and operate as a unified system.
Blah blah blah.

As our story is so mysterious, I think some analysis diagrams should be projected on the screen. So visitors can figure out the whole story.

I am working on the story film that we are going to be projecting using symbols and other images that I have been working on.

If anyone else thinks they have images that I can use please post them on the server, I can definitely check them out and modify them if necessary.

Suggestions are more than welcome….I will update this little film by wednesday.

Golden Pavilion, 2006, installation with projection of the reconstructed film by Takabayashi, Yuca Ishizuka

Artist and designer.

Her strong background in photography and video, combined with her insatiable interest in social art drives her deeply into her own style of unconventional art.

Some of her work is really interesting. Check it out.

http://homepage.mac.com/xyucax