I saw the triptych project as a possibility for social commentary on the matter of cellphones and our absurd preoccupation with technology. It isn't a rare phenomenon the sheer amount of college students wandering around with their faces in their cellphones. Often times these people run into objects and, although not intentionally, hysterically curse the object as if it were the object's fault and not their own. Every element in making this triptych was concerned with our preoccupation with cellphones and 'distractor' technology. It was filmed on a mobile phone and the participants are seen "colliding" with the frames of the video insinuating a real-life collision. Upon each hit the participant curses and the proceeds to turn the other direction only to inevitably collide with the other side glimpsing at the inevitability of 'distractor' technology itself placing its users in peril at each instance of operation. The overall mood is comic in nature, lighthearted and playful, but this feeling simply underscores the growing issue of cellphone distraction; it is not taken seriously.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Artist Statement:
I saw the triptych project as a possibility for social commentary on the matter of cellphones and our absurd preoccupation with technology. It isn't a rare phenomenon the sheer amount of college students wandering around with their faces in their cellphones. Often times these people run into objects and, although not intentionally, hysterically curse the object as if it were the object's fault and not their own. Every element in making this triptych was concerned with our preoccupation with cellphones and 'distractor' technology. It was filmed on a mobile phone and the participants are seen "colliding" with the frames of the video insinuating a real-life collision. Upon each hit the participant curses and the proceeds to turn the other direction only to inevitably collide with the other side glimpsing at the inevitability of 'distractor' technology itself placing its users in peril at each instance of operation. The overall mood is comic in nature, lighthearted and playful, but this feeling simply underscores the growing issue of cellphone distraction; it is not taken seriously.
I saw the triptych project as a possibility for social commentary on the matter of cellphones and our absurd preoccupation with technology. It isn't a rare phenomenon the sheer amount of college students wandering around with their faces in their cellphones. Often times these people run into objects and, although not intentionally, hysterically curse the object as if it were the object's fault and not their own. Every element in making this triptych was concerned with our preoccupation with cellphones and 'distractor' technology. It was filmed on a mobile phone and the participants are seen "colliding" with the frames of the video insinuating a real-life collision. Upon each hit the participant curses and the proceeds to turn the other direction only to inevitably collide with the other side glimpsing at the inevitability of 'distractor' technology itself placing its users in peril at each instance of operation. The overall mood is comic in nature, lighthearted and playful, but this feeling simply underscores the growing issue of cellphone distraction; it is not taken seriously.
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