Since the early dawn of time, we humans have been waging war amongst ourselves. Although brutality and warfare had been tabooed in the current age, the destructive nature of man had not yet been completely "removed". As seen in our pop culture, our interest for action/war films did not diminish one bit at all... Our lust for destruction is also evident in videogames; Although video-gaming had been perceived by many as an aggressive and anti-social hobby, the new and upcoming generations are far more receptive to it.
What most ppl failed to realise is that violence can also be politically motivated and politically induced violence is an institutional part of every nation, namely the military. As a matter of fact, one of the core values of the Singapore Armed Forces, is "aggressiveness" (and not to mention, "fighting spirit").
This begs the question: can humans ever realise its' ( imo, far fetched ) dream of everlasting peace ? What are your thoughts ?
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Major Project
In the upcoming Monday, I'm supposed to present mine ideas in regards to the major project.
Mine concept was to create a destructible digital landscape in which the audiences are able to interact with. The objective of this project is to showcase and highlight the hidden destructive rage that lays domiant in each individual.
My idea is heavily influenced by Gustav Meztger, the propagator for the "Auto destructive Arts". "Auto Destructive Arts" is an art form (mainly performance driven) that conveys messages through the use of destructive means. An example of "Auto destructive Arts" is Yoko Ono's "Cut-piece", a performance art in which Yoko Ono outwardedly expressed her inner turmoil by allowing the audiences to snipe off her clothes piece by piece until she was naked.
Other examples of "Auto destructive Arts" include Jean Tinguely's Homage to New York. In the artwork, Jean wanted to convey the message of a self-renewing/ ever evolving city-scape ( destruction and renewal are part of "change" ) by creating a self destructive mechanism that literally breaks itself down.
Mine concept was to create a destructible digital landscape in which the audiences are able to interact with. The objective of this project is to showcase and highlight the hidden destructive rage that lays domiant in each individual.
My idea is heavily influenced by Gustav Meztger, the propagator for the "Auto destructive Arts". "Auto Destructive Arts" is an art form (mainly performance driven) that conveys messages through the use of destructive means. An example of "Auto destructive Arts" is Yoko Ono's "Cut-piece", a performance art in which Yoko Ono outwardedly expressed her inner turmoil by allowing the audiences to snipe off her clothes piece by piece until she was naked.
Other examples of "Auto destructive Arts" include Jean Tinguely's Homage to New York. In the artwork, Jean wanted to convey the message of a self-renewing/ ever evolving city-scape ( destruction and renewal are part of "change" ) by creating a self destructive mechanism that literally breaks itself down.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Landscape & surveillance
Issue at hand...
Throughout the decade, with aid of advancing technology, it is now much easier to gather intelligence with the use of surveillance tools. Unfortunately, the use of such tools is so widespread that it has now become a dominative feature of the urban landscape, nothing is sacred...
How the project works...
A series of pipes protrude from the surface of an artificial landscape... When the audience peers into the pipes, they would trigger audio feedbacks from the installation.
Illustrations...
Throughout the decade, with aid of advancing technology, it is now much easier to gather intelligence with the use of surveillance tools. Unfortunately, the use of such tools is so widespread that it has now become a dominative feature of the urban landscape, nothing is sacred...
How the project works...
A series of pipes protrude from the surface of an artificial landscape... When the audience peers into the pipes, they would trigger audio feedbacks from the installation.
Illustrations...
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