Marclay/Tinguely and BYOB

Marclay/Tinguely Sculpture

For this sculpture I decided I wanted to have gear-like motion. I used a drill and a hole saw as my primary source of power, which then turned a foam disk where the record sat. I wanted there to be more moving parts, but I struggled a bit with this, and couldn't manage more. I did want to make it somewhat aesthetically pleasing though, so I hid the drill in a box, and made the entire thing book themed. Although it is a bit unfinished, a few things I would improve on this piece would be the stability of the record platform, and the design of the speaker cone.

This is my spliced record, which is comprised mainly of Jimmy Smith's album, Stay Loose, and a tiny sample of Traffic. For this project I didn't want to simply cut straight edges, but this proved to be more difficult than I though. I couldn't use a laser cutter because the fumes from the heat were toxic, and so I resorted to using a hole saw. Unfortunately the gap it left in the vinyl was rather wide, but I managed to form a glue-bridge of sorts. Although I was very happy with the way the record consistently repeated a couple parts, I wish I would have used a larger hole saw size, so that I could have heard more of the Traffic record.

BYOB Clip

This is a screenshot of the clip I used for my part in the BYOB. It is a clip from Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job, Chrimbus Special. I chose this clip because of its pseudo-Christmas special theme, which would blend in well with the other videos. Little did most people know that this special was a Christmas special parody of the most extreme kind. One of two people recognized it, which made it even more worth while, since they knew just what this clip hinted at.

Live Stream

For my live stream I chose to simulate a swimming race. I made a small clip using close ups of water to use as a backdrop from when I "swam." I timed it so that the water would only come up when I dove in, and would stop when I finished the race. One aspect I would have adjusted was the brightness of the video being projected. It was too bright, and washed out some of the detail of the water, and me at the very end.

Video Triptych

For my video triptych I chose a water theme. I chose to do very extreme and high definition closeups of the water, so that I could capture the detail of the waves, and the light playing of the surface of the water. I slowed down a lot of these shots to make them more surreal, thinking that they looked even mesmerizing at that speed. The middle piece was definitely the anchor for the other two videos, acting also as a point of reference. The two side videos started at different times, mostly because I wanted to accentuate the fact that their audio was played to the side they were on. Eventually they mirrored each other, and then they were identical at another point. I wanted to create an illusion that made the viewer think that they were just watching the same world mirrored, but then be thrown off by the sudden parallel.

Sound Clips