visit to a small planet

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NICK VIDOVICHThesis 1 / Fall 2011

Jane Pirone

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N I C K V I D O V I C H / T H E S I S 1 / J A N E P I R O N E

ThOMAd dOyLEself realization

(scale)

SEbASTIAN ErrAzurIz

shock

bErTOL brEchTdistancing

(preception)

LOuISE bOurgEOISintrospection

P r E c E d E N T S

I’m interested in how Se-

bastian forces viewers to

confront such personal is-

sues, such as mortality, by

starting the conversation

in unlikely places.

Doyle’s work makes the

viewer question their scale

and how they interact and

relate to the scene frozen

before them.

Bourgeois takes a very

minimal approach to ex-

periential design. This

piece specificly is inter-

esting to me because it

creates a private moment

of reflection in a public

space

Brechtian Distancing is

stripping the event of its

self-evident, familiar, ob-

vious quality and creating

a sense of astonishment

and curiosity about them

LEwIS cArrOLLdefamiliarization

LOONEy TuNESexpectation vs reality

SALVAdOr dALIdreams

(outerbody)

TIM burTONexpectation vs reality

I have always admired

Dali’s ability to transport

the viewer into his own

warped, and now iconic,

dreamscapes.

Carroll’s combination of

nonsense, wit, and logic

play are a constant influ-

ence.

Humor is always impotant Burton is a master at cre-

ating oddly beautiful ima-

gry. His has mastered the

ability to simultaneously

repluse and engage his au-

dience.

r E S E A r c h

I’ve always been interested in how the

mind works.

I draw inspiration for a wide variety of

things, ranging from classic Disney car-

toons to 60s pop culture. Overall I would

say a lot of my influences have come from

the things I grew up around.

Intentionally or not, my past has a way of

effect the way I work.

From here i decided to explore the sub-

conscious and the consciousness. Eventu-

ally I became interested in how these two

opposing states related to eachother, and

how we expierence them.

r E S E A r c h

The body as a mechanical construct depends on rhythm in

most of its major physiological systems. There systole/dias-

tole pumping of the heart, inhale/exhale of the lungs, and

the various processes that maintain the body’s homeostasis.

So rhythmic stimuli, particularly ones of certain intensities

and certain frequencies put the nerve state in certain “fa-

vorable” configurations. An analogy might be the resonant

frequencies of objects and materials in our environment.

Because of their structure they have a natural tendency or

“affinity” even for oscillations of certain types.

Systems like the mind, which have feedback loops are often

very affected by repetition of input. Consistent repetition

will generate a certain steady state. So, why are repetitive

movements hypnotizing? Because we are repetitive be-

ings.

David Hilbert’s Paradox of the Grand Hotel describes a hotel with an infinite number of rooms, filled with an infinite number of guests, making room for an infinite number of new guests coming to check into the hotel. Creating a mathematically and logically provable, though counter infinite, infinite loop.

A strange loop is a hierarchy of levels, each of which is linked to at least one other by some type of relationship.

A strange loop hierarchy, however, is “tangled,” in that there is no well defined highest or low-est level; moving through the levels one eventu-ally returns to the starting point, i.e., the original level.

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