Tuesday, April 29, 2008

ARCHIVE PROJECT


EIGHT DECADES



1.

1937-1946

Infancy, childhood, school

My Father’s book of photographs

2.

1947-1956

Age 10+ – School, teenage, Legion of Mary

Medals from school

3.

1957-1966

Age 20+ – convent, early marriage

Good deed-counter, rings
4.

1967-1976

Age 30+ – 3rd and 4th child, depressions, nursery

Activity List
5.

1977-1986

Age 40+ – Renewal, Marriage Encounter, Leaving Cert

Jar of tablets and Recovery list
6.

1987-1996

Age 50+ – Travels, Computers, TA, Veritas

Passport
7.

1997-2006

Age 60+ – Final work years, retirement, world tour

Parent-Adult-Child Vase
8.

2007-2008

Age 70+ – Art College, Parish Council, travel

Big bad wolf mask

So far I only have two items chosen. The real problem is I'm spoiled for choice.
Plan is to have a big box, and to do a video talking about them. (possibly hands only, no face)
ADDED May 2: other items to be included

Monday, April 28, 2008

Another art media website

This one I got in the other book about art on the internet - New Media Art page 18/19. The piece pictured was by Harwood @Mongrel

It is an interesting page with a selection of very different kinds of images.

The one that attracted me most was called Hairy MPs and the blurb said:
“Hairy MPs” is a project by artists’ collective Mongrel to increase hair growth for Members of Parliament. The heads of the political elite will be seeded with extra follicles, numerically based on their parliamentary attendance records. Over a period of three months we should see a profound difference in the appearance of our political representatives as new hair emerges. Mongrel guarantees that the sight of your favourite Members of Parliament luxuriating in their new furry countenances will renew your faith in the democratic process.

If you follow the link, you get to see MPs.

MONDAY - HOORAY I did it by myself

I was hoping to be able to reduce the size of the GG appropriation piece so that I could put it on this blog.
But when I tried to open it in iMovie, this software didn't like the .mov extension.

I wasn't sure what to do. Then I thought of MPEG Streamclip. To my delight it has done the job.
Hope it works now when I upload it.