(TEMP) GRADUATE PROPOSAL

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Subjects of research: - Invisible infrastructure and wireless connections (The Enchantments of Infrastructure - Penny Harvey / The Enchantments of Infrastructure - Penny Harvey) - Relationship between technology and humans (The Second Self – Sherry Turkle / A Cyborg Manifesto - Donna Haraway) - Privacy and the Participatory culture of the digital age (The Work of Being Watched – Mark Andrejevic / How to Dissapear from BIG BROTHER – Frank M. Ahearn)

I will look at the subjects separately and then try to connect them via via. They already are relatable in small ways, and I intend on making that connection more profound. This summer I am reading multiple texts regarding the three subjects, and will work on the connections within the theory. Exploring the relationship between me and my digital screens through different practical experiments, I’m trying to take the relationship between digital screens and humans further to the participatory effect within media and ‘violation’ of privacy, because I think they are connected. By reading different theories and continue the practical experiments I can create a concept that explores the three subjects in one.

(tentative)Me and My Best Friends – A documentary/installation that explores the bond between a person and her digital screens. A reality tv drama that follows the daily life of a person that lives only with her screens and through her screens. What happens when instead of a new screen, an extra human comes to live in the reality house? This reality tv show is meant to be watched on all your screens at once. Each screen will display a different aspect of the show.

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(Will add the images in the print version)