User:Niek Hilkmann/Trimester 3
Niek Hilkmann, Trimester 3, 2013
Prototyping
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Much like during the previous trimester I have not participated in any coding related parts of the course as much as I could have. As such, I don't have any particular project to show that stems from these lectures. This does not mean however, that I did not attend these meetings. I went to most of them and processed the concepts and methods that were presented in my own way. As previously discussed, I am not interested in producing coding- or web-related art, but I incorporate both in projects that occur in a social and public sphere. When I organize events or produce a piece there is always a documentation of this which incorporates thoughts and issues of specific media. I consider the movie that I recorded on VHS during a one month residency in Leiden as a lens based work with an emphasis on its medium. As such, I'd like to propose Damien Hirst - Marooned On A Desert Island for this part of the course. The implications of using analogue media is after all a subject we discussed.
Media
Damien Hirst - Marooned On A Desert Island
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Thematic
General
The thematic project by Florian Cramer took up a lot of our attention during the last trimester and rightfully so. Not only is the subject of creative industry something very relevant in regard to my own 'self-obsessed' practice, but the project was also well-structured and mindfully strived towards the final presentation at WORM. All the members of our year worked together on this event and each put in his or her few nickels to make it as interesting as possible...
For the StARTup Camp Rotterdam event which we put together with every member of our year putting in his or her few nickels, I worked on a variation on the avant-garde for all concept that I started with in the Tip Top Orchestra. Under the title 'Tip Top Education' I made a elementary school teaching module about 'avant-garde' music and put this into action at Basisschool De Groene Palm. You can read all about this and the future of the project on the wiki page of the project.
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Self Directed Research
General
Like last time, I still had a lot of self directed research and projects going on. One of these was a second performance and broadening of the Tip Top Orchestra. The second one was my participation in the LISFE for which I recorded the short film 'Damien Hirst - Marooned On A Desert Island'.
Projects
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http://www.tiptoporchestra.com
http://www.yoshiminotaband.com
http://www.worm.org