Due posted on this blog by 5pm Monday, April 27th:
- the work (image(s), link(s) to a video and/or link(s) to code-based work, or. this can be unfinished but should be something you can finish within a week
- the work’s title
- artist statement (see below) [SENIORS ONLY]
- a representative image , 1080×1080 pixels (if you could only use one image this is the one)
- a personal URL you will include in submission (optional) [SENIORS ONLY]
- social media account links (optional) [SENIORS ONLY]
Before class on Wednesday, April 29th [SENIORS ONLY]:
- read the exhibition submission form for all details, bring questions to class
- draft an artist statement (see below)
Before May 4th end of day [SENIORS]:
- submit the form!
- submit all the images
- submit the copyright form
Before May 4th end of day [JUNIORS]:
- post your final project on the blog (e.g., video link, images, link to code, etc.)
- post your title for that project on the blog
- post a representative image
About the artist statement [SENIORS ONLY]–> I ended up removing the artist statement requirement from the syllabus post COVID, but now see it’s requested for the exhibition. Here is my quick guide to writing a statement:
- ask yourself: what is your subject? IOW, what do you make work about? For me, this would be something like “the cultural effects of software.”
- what is one or more question(s) you ask with your work? for example, mine would be something like: “how does an interface that foregrounds our friend count change conceptions of friendship?” Another could be: “Who benefits when a software system can understand how we feel?”
- what mediums do you use? I use code, video, sound.
- who might be interested? everyday users of software
Once you have some answers assembled, turn it into a quick statement such as this example for me:
“As an artist I focus on the cultural effects of software. How does an interface that foregrounds our friend count change conceptions of friendship? Who benefits when a software system can understand how we feel? To investigate these questions I use code, video, and sound to enable everyday users of software to reconsider their relationship to technology.”
Draft something for next week’s class (Apr 29) that we can look at.