User:Niek Hilkmann/Trimester 2
Niek Hilkmann, Trimester 2, 2013
Prototyping
What's up
During the last couple of months I have not been participating in the prototyping classes. As I mentioned during the previous assessment I deliberately chose to involve myself less in coding and focus more on my principal interests. As a result I have developed more projects during the last trimester than before. Surprisingly, I actually managed to teach myself some new network skills as well, such as building website with wordpress. I believe working with given objects works very natural to me. Tweaking them in such ways that I can do something with them works better for me than working from scratch. I feel that I managed to maintain my sanity by taking some distance from the classes and plan to continue doing so.
Media
http://www.kikvorsrotterdam.nl
http://www.zoonszonen.net
Additional Info
Thematic
General
This thematic project was focussed more on self-directed research than the last one. Even though this could have been the product of fewer lessons, the project also allowed for more research and the development of individual thought. Which I liked more. Practical workshops like the ones given by Stock have unfortunately proven to not be to my taste at all...
Media Object - Reissue
Media Object - The Motherwheel
Self Directed Research
General
Street Organ
The Tip Top Orchestra
Updates on 'The Tip Top Orchestra'
Meeting #1. 17-02-2013
First talk. No practice. Introduction of members and talk about instruments and the concept of the orchestra.
Meeting #2. 10-03-2013
Instrument Building Day. Instruments are made by and for the members.
Performance #1. 19-04-2013
First performance of Terry Riley's 'In C' in het 'Klooster Oude Noorden'.