Craigslist

April 13th, 2010

Ephemeral is still an important factor, but using different methods (sitting on a chair, sweater, etc…) that have to become “activated” by either sitting or wearing said object, as to reveal the text as to only allow the intended recipient to see it. The intent to still use a cranking box that pushes out play-dough that would would three-dimensionally representation of the text that once fully cranked would make the dough fall through and make a pile of the lettering. After a day within the exhibition; the template boards would then be hung behind to be additive to the sort of history.

Critique:
Everyone: The interesting portion is the video ‘reference’ or documentation had a great affect.

Miranda Lichtenstein: I imagined you’d be there all day and performing the pushing the day out. The appeal of the video is that it is clearer to read instead of the awkward angle of the chair.

Darrell Appelzoller: About the box and that including the video element might be overkill.

William Pace: The video is one step closer back to craigslist.

Micah Walter: Interesting to mechanize it with a motor instead of having to crank it at all. Having it running the entire time, but the main blocking point is talking about the ephemeral but then having these permanent laser-cuts to the board. Having that plate always there to read back is contradicting.

Nancy Daly: But the whole process of the contradiction is inherent within craigslist.

Timothy Druckrey: The placement of three texts are wish-fulfillment; a permanence that could be turned very physical. Something that then sets in your memories- a wishment for desire. They don’t place these messages for just the ephemeral value, but to pursue actual desire. The printing machine metaphor must be clearly stated. What thing is it? Should it be performance interactive? Or how specifically would the video be integrated?