The new AA terminal at JFK is an interesting study in repetition. There are row after row of dividers for getting people into lines for checking in, monitor after monitor for self check in. When I arrived at 2am to the empty terminal, the anticipation created by the setup was excruciating but the chance to see the order and symmetry (the hook) were inspiring.
posted by drewc @ 9:41 PM
I went to see a really small play called 'The Brig'. The play itself wasn't so inspiring, but the set was really interesting for all of its layers of texture. The audience sat very close to the performing area, and the texture layer closest to the audience was floor to ceiling barbed-wire. Right behind that on the ground was a two foot wide area of small brown gravel. This was against a shiny black concrete-looking surface. Next was floor to ceiling chain-link fencing. Next was the set of bunk beds (5) lined up against the back wall which had a floating divided shelf unit. Each layer was tactile and engaging on their own, and the combination of them together was interesting to look at.
posted by drewc @ 7:35 AM
Yesterday I went to sing with a choir for the first time in over a year. It was wonderful. There are these moments of absolute inspiration and joy that I experience when I'm singing, especially with a group. You're a part of something large and you are directly contributing to it. I really want to explore some visual representations of this phenomenon. I suppose I'm still figuring out the process of translating my background of performance (acting, singing, even directing to a degree) into my current design work. It seems important to look at where they can overlap conceptually.
posted by drewc @ 8:20 PM
