New Setup. Again :P

my latest setup. hopefully, this would be my final floor plan. the GUILTY typo at the other end of the installation art is a sample. haven't finalize that yet. would consider changing it to "TRAPPED" or to something similar to it.

Video Shooting

we did some shootings the other day at BB walk and i think it went pretty well. i think :P anyway, my talent had to stand still in the rain for like 20 minutes to get the shot that i wanted. so thanks a lot to him! :D anyway, i wont be able to upload any of the footage yet since i have not render it yet. the file is quite big. anyway, here are some photos and short making-of-video.

Sample Poster #1

this is my 1st poster design sample for my installation art. since my installation art is about the causes of people resorting to cannabis in order to find an easier way out, i think it would be better to incorporate a cannabis logo into it. the idea is to have an image collage of people being depress, sad, drug addicts and design the arrangement to fit into a cannabis logo. here is how it looks like.

1st progress.


2nd progress.


3rd progress.


Outcome.


i haven't think about what kind of typo to use for this poster. so i'll update any new progress regarding it as soon as i get done.

New setup

The floor plan for my installation has been changed due to the changes that i've made in part 1 and part 2 of my installation. as u can see right now there are only 2 components in my installation. the 1st one being the chest and the 2nd one,the screen which is mount on a wall divider. the reason why i placed the screen to face outside my installation is to make sure that the audiences at the 1st part of the installation does not know that their action of smoking the bong will be captured by the webcam and presented to the rest of the visitors. further more, by doing so, other people are able to browse through the pictures taken by the webcam inside the chest while they wait for their turn to enter the installation.







And this is my new design for the chest where i've integrate part 1 and 2 in it. part 1 being the screen which is placed inside the chest and part 2, the audios coming from a speaker underneath the screen.



The videos for part 1 of my installation will be activated once the chest is open by the audiences. after they had finished watching it, they would find a bong under an enclosed compartment and decide whether to smoke it or not.



here is the flowchart for the new setup.

More changes and modifications :P

After considering some suggestions given by mr bad and mr kok yoong in today's class, i've decided to combine part 1 and part 2 of my installation into part 3(the chest). by doing so, audiences will be able to focus more of their attention into a single component without losing any interest or connection compared to the previous idea. further more, it'll help me save more time and energy as i would only have to work on a single and compact structure which in this case is the chest. however, the task of combining part 1,2 and 3 into a single structure would be more challenging since i have to integrate an lcd screen and speakers into the chest.

So, the 1st thing that i shall do after finishing with all the shootings is to find an lcd screen which is large enough for the audiences to watch the videos. after acquiring the lcd screen, the next step would be getting a chest that is suitable for the lcd screen as well as the bong. otherwise i would just have to design my chest which i think would take some time to finish it.

Video documentation

Shooting board

I've decided to do only 3 out of the 4 scenes since i dont think i have enough time to edit all of it later. Here are the shooting boards for the 3 scenarios in part 1 of my installation.

Scenario 1



Scenario 2



Scenario 3

Week 2-4 progression

for the 2nd to the 4th week progress, i've managed to get a talent to act in the video content for part 1 as well as acquired a video camera to capture all the scenarios. the shootings will be done during this weekend. scripts for the audio content on the part 2 of the installation are done as well. right now im finalizing the scenes for the shooting and brief it to the talent.

Changes or Modifications

some of the changes or modification that i would like to make is on the 1st part of the installation. instead of having a booth-like-section, i'll change it into an office kind of desk with lots of files and paper on it. this is to abstractly show the busy and hectic life of people living in an urban society and the problems that people in this part faces everyday. below is the rough look that i would like to achieve.



another change that i would like to make is on the static part of the installation. that particular section is still in doubt. if i could manage to finish all the main parts, then i'll proceed in doing it. if not, then i'll just have to scrap that idea off.

Planning

week 2-4 : - getting the content material for part 1 and part 2 for the installation art.
- visuals for the 3-4 numbers of scenario for part 1
- create the audio content for part 2

week 4-5 : - find the source code and programming for the part 3
- trial and error of the application

week 6-8 : - start building the booths and structure for the installation
- test the whole system and installation

Below is a more detailed planning.

Overview

Proposal

Case Study
Drugs (cannabis)

Focus
The implication that causes people to resort into drugs and the impact that it does to them

Area
-How cannabis affects the life of an individual
-The effects of cannabis in terms of social behaviour and acceptance

Research Methodology
Case study to get a better understanding how drugs works and what it’s harmful effects to the human psychology and social status

Expected research finding:
-Awareness level of the community about this topic
-The level of understanding and knowledge about this topic
-Reaction or feedback of people towards this topic which is considered as taboo

Literature Review
“The research team suggests that because the teen brain is still maturing, it appears to be more vulnerable to cannabis.“
By Stefan Anitei, Science Editor, 25th of July 2007
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Why-Teenagers-Are-More-Vulnerable-to-Cannabis-Consumption-and-Its-Negative-Effects-60928.shtml

"Introduction to the forum: Is cannabis consumption a lifestyle or brain disease?"
http://www.find-health-articles.com/rec_pub_18332653-introduction-forum-cannabis-consumption-lifestyle-brain-disease.htm

Summary
Cannabis has been used for many purposes including rituals and medicines since 3000 BC. However, nowadays it is mainly used for personal pleasure. Cannabis is easily acquired since it is easy to produce and distribute especially amongst teenagers.

This research will explain how cannabis are produced and consumed as well as it’s harmful effects. By doing so, the society and community will be able to have a better awareness and understanding of the dangerous effects that it causes not just to the body but to the human psychological and social behaviour.

Floor Plan
Basically this is more or less how my installation would be. it is divided into 4 different parts. this is done so that the audiences will understand better what the installation art is all about. as the audiences goes through the installation art, they will be able to know what causes people to start taking cannabis and what they feel prior into taking the drugs as well as manifesting themselves into becoming the people that they see and feel in the content of the installation art. by the 3rd and 4th part of the installation, the audiences will be given a scenario where they have to make a choice whether to take the drugs or not.



part 1 of the installation will show 3-4 different scenarios in the form of video of what causes people to smoke up cannabis.



part 2 is some sort of a sequel to the 1st part of the installation art. audiences will hear what those people felt which mainly is about depression, anger and sadness.



part 3 is where the audiences will take the role of the people in the content of the installation art and choose on whether they want to take the drugs or not.



part 4 is where audiences will be able to view their image in a screen behind bars if they've "smoke" the cannabis in part 3. the bars is to abstractly show that they are trapped in their sense of reality.



Prototype







Flowchart



Content and ideas are influenced from:-

Artist: Lim Kok Yoong
Project: When You Are Not In Your Body





*link - http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/11/30/lifearts/2642475&sec=lifearts

Artist: Jennifer and Kevin McCoy
Project: How I Learned





*link - http://www.postmastersart.com/archive/mccoy.html