people connected the photocopies and the shreds of notepaper to the videos but the clock and the paper frame were too far out. other than a few initial comments there was little discussion about the various objects other than to say that they were unnecessary.
statements about the combination of humor and anxiety, and a nervous energy running through the videos.
portrait of a psychologically disturbed individual.
people noticed that I looked exhausted and after I explained the process said about how people slap themselves to wake up, but it seems to have the opposite effect on me.
it seemed like people were gaining a sense of unease from the videos but they weren't getting close to realising what was going on/means of production.
awareness of the process builds interest(but how to get that awareness in there without just doing some cop-out piece of wall text?)
Richard liked comparing his reaction to the work before and after gaining knowledge of the process.
there was mention of physiognomy
defined by wiki as:
Physiognomy (Gk. physis, nature and gnomon, judge, interpreter) is the assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance, especially the face. The term physiognomy can also refer to the general appearance of a person, object or terrain, without reference to its implied characteristics.
The credence of such study has varied from time to time. The practice was well-accepted by the ancient Greek philosophers but fell into disrepute in the Middle Ages when practiced by vagabonds and mountebanks. It was then revived and popularised by Johann Kaspar Lavater before falling from favour again in the 20th century.
It is now being revived again as some new research indicates that people's faces can indicate such traits as trustworthiness, social dominance and aggression. The latter trait seems to be determined by the level of the hormone testosterone during puberty which affects the ratio between the height and width of the face - aggressive individuals are found to have wider faces
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiognomy
it sounded like everyone agreed that I need to gain empathy from the audience rather than make myself look a little strange.
Tim suggested looking at Face-art, Peter Kubelka and Gary Hills 'Kiss'
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