FMX-463

Some Pictures of my installation

1). The first step to this project was to gather all of the materials and plan how i was going to build the car. After thorough planning i began to film my clips that i wanted to use in the simulator. I had some difficulty filming these alone so i needed a partner to help film the clips i wanted. 2). The next step was editing the video and cutting out any unnecessary scenes in order to make the simulator run smoothly. For the most part i was able to get some pretty good clips that didnt need too much work done to them. 3). The final step for me was actually building my installation. This was a lot more difficult than expected as the cardboard was not staying upright. At one point the roof even collapsed but i was able to get it to stay upright for the final critique.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCG9IbE-O7I https://www.designboom.com/tag/ai-weiwei/ Ai Wei Wei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist that is known all over the world for his creative works. Wei Wei works in sculpture, installation, architecture, curation, photography, film, and social, political and cultural crafts.    His creations are located all over the world. What I like most about Wei Wei’s art is the use of everyday objects to make an abstract overall design. I think it is really cool how he is able to put these creations together. Ai Weiwei is the most famous Chinese artist living today. As an activist, he calls attention to human rights violations on a tremendous scale; as an artist, he expands the definition of art to include new forms of social engagement.    

I will create a car/van for everybody in the class to sit in and experience a drive. I will set up the seats in rows of 4 and aim the fan towards the class sitting in the chairs to experience the wind of driving in a car.   Materials 12 chairs Large fan projector curtain/blanket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6FYgCsb5cg&feature=youtu.be For project 3 i had the idea of having an angel and devil sitting on both of my shoulders trying to give me advice. The reason i had this idea is because i feel as if this is what i experience on a daily basis. For the most part i know that i have a lot of responsibilities and things that need to get done but there are times where i just want to relax and not worry about anything. I used my good friend Joel to play the roles of both the angel and the devil (inner conscience). I wasn't sure whether or not to use the original audio because i thought it would be interesting to leave whats going on up to the audience's interpretation. When i finally decided to use the audio, it wasn't working so i had to improvise and record my own. On the left in white my good conscience is telling my i have important stuff that i have to do and that I'm running out of time. On the right is my bad conscience telling me n

Once i had the video cropped and ready to go.. my only problem was there was no audio, which is kind of the whole purpose of my idea. I decided to improvise and record my own audio using Logic Pro X of myself as both a good conscience and a bad conscience. The good conscience wants to give me good advice (do productive things towards my future) while my bad conscience wants to give me bad advice. Be lazy, relax, and not worry about anything. I was able to edit the bad conscience with a deep voice making it sound similar to what i think the devil would sound like. Once i had the audio recorded i bounced it into an MP3 file and synced it up with the video using IMovie.