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It is a moment that turns into something else that interests me, on the edge between joy and crying. It has everything that interests me: very strong emotion; the staging of gender; and over-performance, which is so strong it becomes absurd; (it also has campy qualities); It feels like staged emotion but it is real [an authentic performance]. Vulnerability; the idea of the construction of the self and self-presentation. They are totally normative but they stand for the opposite from my point of view. I cannot look at them without seeing them through the lens of drag queens and the high performance of gender which becomes absurd in a positive way. They seem to scream “get me out of this role”.  
It is a moment that turns into something else that interests me, on the edge between joy and crying. It has everything that interests me: very strong emotion; the staging of gender; and over-performance, which is so strong it becomes absurd; (it also has campy qualities); It feels like staged emotion but it is real [an authentic performance]. Vulnerability; the idea of the construction of the self and self-presentation. They are totally normative but they stand for the opposite from my point of view. I cannot look at them without seeing them through the lens of drag queens and the high performance of gender which becomes absurd in a positive way. They seem to scream “get me out of this role”.  
[what is the difference between 'real drag' and 'beauty contest drag'?]
[what is the difference between 'real drag' and 'beauty contest drag'?]
It is a question of intention and ... I am putting something on them that is not there [<unpack this it is a complex and important issue].  
It is a question of intention and ... I am putting something on them that is not there [<'''unpack this it is a complex and important issue'''].  
The beauty contest are very restrictive: you can’t be married; you can’t be pregnant (the lifting of the restriction  of race is recent); there are age restrictions.  The aim is to objectify oneself to the extreme.  
The beauty contest are very restrictive: you can’t be married; you can’t be pregnant (the lifting of the restriction  of race is recent); there are age restrictions.  The aim is to objectify oneself to the extreme.  
The piece has a political commentary which I am happy with. [<unpack and explain this more]
The piece has a political commentary which I am happy with. ['''<unpack and explain this more''']


[P, shows pictures in eye corridor and of circle set ups]
[P, shows pictures in eye corridor and of circle set ups]
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Something I want to work on further:  in relation to the sensibility of treating images and also the content.
Something I want to work on further:  in relation to the sensibility of treating images and also the content.
This is the first piece with found objects (found images), it felt like a big step, even though it is still serial;  
This is the first piece with found objects (found images), it felt like a big step, even though it is still serial;  
[what was the plus? ]  
['''what was the plus?''' ]  
You skip a whole process of working and having to deal with the intended and unintended results. There are so many images out there. I like appropriation and also using real people; something with a strong bind to reality and a link to society. Also aesthetically everything was there that I was looking for.  
You skip a whole process of working and having to deal with the intended and unintended results. There are so many images out there. I like appropriation and also using real people; something with a strong bind to reality and a link to society. Also aesthetically everything was there that I was looking for.  
["re-mediation": ask Steve to send text on this].  
["re-mediation": ask Steve to send text on this].  
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A group of normative girls surround you but they are not in their best shape.  
A group of normative girls surround you but they are not in their best shape.  
It has a fun factor. I enjoy them in a happy, absurd way.
It has a fun factor. I enjoy them in a happy, absurd way.
[< this can be explored more,: you seem to enjoy their discomfort and feel pity for  them at the same time]
[< '''this can be explored more''',: you seem to enjoy their discomfort and feel pity for  them at the same time]


[ What does the different arrangement give me? The different configurations have a different affect]
[ What does the different arrangement give me? The different configurations have a different affect]
Yes, you can decide to enter the circle; in the corridor it is more imposed on you.  
Yes, you can decide to enter the circle; in the corridor it is more imposed on you.  
The circle is more intense because you make a decision to enter it.
The circle is more intense because you make a decision to enter it.
[but the corridor in more coercive/ manipulative; Think about the different affects in the different set-ups more]  
[but the corridor in more coercive/ manipulative; Think about the '''different affects in the different set-ups''' more]  
In the space of Eye the pics fit the format of the movie poster.  
In the space of Eye the pics fit the format of the movie poster.  
This is the wall where movie posters are hung;  
This is the wall where movie posters are hung;  
It may be that they have evidence of the movie posters. [unpack this].  
It may be that they have evidence of the movie posters. ['''unpack this'''].  
People don’t know what they are looking at.  
People don’t know what they are looking at.  
[Maybe not display the title, allow the pictures to stand without any textual clues]
[Maybe not display the title, allow the pictures to stand without any textual clues]
The women seem to be announcing something bad; the movie posters also speak of things to come; the images also have a spiritual quality [ecstatic?]; there is some redemption and catharsis to them.  
The women seem to be announcing something bad; the movie posters also speak of things to come; the images also have a spiritual quality [ecstatic?]; there is some redemption and catharsis to them.  
[look at anthropologists on the subject of beauty pageants - the pageant as ritual].
[look at '''anthropologists''' on the subject of beauty pageants - the pageant as ritual].
[Where do you want to take this?]
[Where do you want to take this?]



Latest revision as of 20:12, 26 January 2017

12:00 Paula [What are you working on?]

Have been working on found footage. Miss universe, miss America; zooming in on the face at the moment when they win. Ideally I would like them printed on glass or on aluminium. It is a moment that turns into something else that interests me, on the edge between joy and crying. It has everything that interests me: very strong emotion; the staging of gender; and over-performance, which is so strong it becomes absurd; (it also has campy qualities); It feels like staged emotion but it is real [an authentic performance]. Vulnerability; the idea of the construction of the self and self-presentation. They are totally normative but they stand for the opposite from my point of view. I cannot look at them without seeing them through the lens of drag queens and the high performance of gender which becomes absurd in a positive way. They seem to scream “get me out of this role”. [what is the difference between 'real drag' and 'beauty contest drag'?] It is a question of intention and ... I am putting something on them that is not there [<unpack this it is a complex and important issue]. The beauty contest are very restrictive: you can’t be married; you can’t be pregnant (the lifting of the restriction of race is recent); there are age restrictions. The aim is to objectify oneself to the extreme. The piece has a political commentary which I am happy with. [<unpack and explain this more]

[P, shows pictures in eye corridor and of circle set ups]

Something I want to work on further: in relation to the sensibility of treating images and also the content. This is the first piece with found objects (found images), it felt like a big step, even though it is still serial; [what was the plus? ] You skip a whole process of working and having to deal with the intended and unintended results. There are so many images out there. I like appropriation and also using real people; something with a strong bind to reality and a link to society. Also aesthetically everything was there that I was looking for. ["re-mediation": ask Steve to send text on this]. [What did you do to remediate?]: I took out the things that signify “beauty pageant”. They are affective. I would like to explore this more. I expect the circle to be like in the school yard; I feel intimidated by the images. A group of normative girls surround you but they are not in their best shape. It has a fun factor. I enjoy them in a happy, absurd way. [< this can be explored more,: you seem to enjoy their discomfort and feel pity for them at the same time]

[ What does the different arrangement give me? The different configurations have a different affect] Yes, you can decide to enter the circle; in the corridor it is more imposed on you. The circle is more intense because you make a decision to enter it. [but the corridor in more coercive/ manipulative; Think about the different affects in the different set-ups more] In the space of Eye the pics fit the format of the movie poster. This is the wall where movie posters are hung; It may be that they have evidence of the movie posters. [unpack this]. People don’t know what they are looking at. [Maybe not display the title, allow the pictures to stand without any textual clues] The women seem to be announcing something bad; the movie posters also speak of things to come; the images also have a spiritual quality [ecstatic?]; there is some redemption and catharsis to them. [look at anthropologists on the subject of beauty pageants - the pageant as ritual]. [Where do you want to take this?]

Other stuff: Filming my mother. Over the past years have been studying psychology and sociology (mothers and daughters) Currently getting closer to my mother and getting a lot out of getting closer to her; looking for a new sensibility and vulnerability. Getting my mother to perform. Music we both enjoy. We make a track list. She doesn’t like still images but she likes performing in video. Feels like a rich history to work with and relate to [<explain the history in detail please. Please describe this project in great detail. Relate it to previous work and your usual methods] Would like to work with her and not about her. She was from the first generation of self-sufficienct women. She sings and draws. [make tutorial with Katerina Z] [set achievable aims ahead of the next methods class]