- In your own words, what is intervention?
Intervention is the act of making a difference in someone's perspective of their life, environment, or habits.
- What was the purpose of this exercise?
The purpose of this exercise was to introduce us to a new fun form of art.
- Why did you choose to intervene the way you did? I’m looking for more than “I thought it would be funny” or “no one would expect it.” What social/personal/human issue did you intend to comment on? Why? How?
I chose to make a beach party because in the middle of winter, it could be a fun release of all the boring snowball fights. i thought that by making a winter beach it would offer a release for some people from being cooped up in their homes all day because it's too cold or gloomy to do anything else, unless your in the mindset of going to a beach.
- Why did you choose the location? I’m looking for more thought than “lots of people would be there, so I went there.” How did the location play up your specific idea?
The pond was a close body of water that anyone could get to easily.
- Name three specific examples, ideas, artworks or statements you observed in class that helped you plan for this project.
The ideas mentioned by people around my corner made me want to do something fun.
The snow outside made me want to do something outside in the cold.
The fact that i wanted to have a fun time and do something that makes no sense.
Now pull from all of your answers and write a succinct, coherent three paragraph artist statement about your intervention artwork. Use descriptive language. Explain yourself like the intelligent person you are.
Embed the video on your blog and post your artist statement under it. See my example if you need help.
My example:
Artwork: https://vimeo.com/26610102
Artist Statement:
The story goes that libraries are silent. You can’t talk in the library or a mean old librarian lady will shush you. You might even get thrown out if you're a real loud-mouth. The story goes that libraries are boring old places because of this. But Thompson library doesn’t want to be a part of that story. Thompson wants to be new, and cool and fresh. It’s bright in there, and there is glass. Kids wear earphones and listen to music, surf the web, play games or read.
The truth is, Thompson is somewhere between the story it wants to tell about itself and the rehearsed story we all know. For the kid jamming to death metal while he reads about Napoleonic wars, the library isn’t quiet at all. For the girl grooving on Lady Gaga and studying calculus, the library is full of sound. But for those of us on the outside without devices, there really is little sound.
This is why I chose to intervene in the way I did. I saw the duality of the library for what it was; a quiet place where noise existed in small doses. I chose to shout the phrase “Silence is Golden” in a quiet reading atrium. The echo of my voice resonated incredibly off the arched ceiling, and I thought how rarely anyone must hear that sound. I changed the library from what it is to what it wants to be and back again.
Artwork: https://vimeo.com/58714799
"The weather outside was frightful, but the fire was so delightful. And since there's no place to go" make a beach. When everything has been covered with snow and the winter time blues get you down, get outside and throw a beach party! The only way to beat the cold is to make it hot, or at least pretend it is.
There was nothing to do, with a deadline fast approaching. I looked outside and saw nothing but snow. That's when it hit me, i see water. Water everywhere, not snow, but oceans. The beach just needed to be publicized and a party was sure to explode and the shrapnel would be the dullness of this lame winter. What was the worst that could happen, being called down to Mr. Paige's office?
That's why i intervened by making a beach party. i chose to make a sad, rarely used area next to a pond, and turn it into a fun beach. Now, when it seemed to be getting out more then expected, a shark was spotted and the beach was closed. I also got into trouble for the incident, but never-the-less, i intervened with the social norm of just an average pond.
Henry, I loved this idea and I loved how you adjusted to squash it when you realized it could become unsafe and get you or others into trouble. A lot of kids would just get mad at their administrators, or go ahead with the plan in the face of certain doom. Instead, you found a clever solution to tone it down and eventually kill it. Grade A stuff.
ReplyDeleteI will say, the purpose of this exercise was to do more than introduce you to a "fun form of art." What might my objective have been in getting you to think this way?