I am currently in the research phase for a new project in Unit 14. Whilst I’m not in a position to show off any fancy drawings, diagrams or bits of circuitry yet, I thought perhaps a list of the influences that are working their way into this subject might give a preview of where it may go…
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Mis en Abyme / Strange Loops / Infinity / Voids
Introversion, self-reference and meta-reality abound; the theme I’m working with is the concept of a thing in a thing. Mis en Abyme, literally translated, means ‘into the abyss’. Kind of like a Russian doll – but an infinite one.
Hofstadter investigates this in Gödel, Escher, Bach – the paradoxes that exist within each of these genius’ works are remarkably similar.
Expect an experience that is simultaneously introverted and ethereal; esoteric yet accessible. As I say, development is in progress, but here’s a list of influences so far (by no means exhaustive):
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Douglas Hofstadter
Meta-physics, presentation of mathematics alongside music and art
Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid // The Mind’s I // I Am a Strange Loop -
Michel Gondry
Incredible use of visual effects, warped looping and fractional distortion
Björk – Bachelorette // Kylie Minogue – Come Into My World // The White Stripes - Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground // Also look at this video for the White Stripes – not Gondry, but Alexandre Courtès -
Charlie Kaufmann
Screenplays with stories that fold into themselves and each other
e.g. Synecdoche, New York // Adaptation // Being John Malkovich -
Francis Bacon
Space frames, foreground and background merging, distorted figures – frankly, I relish any opportunity to browse through Bacon paintings
See image reel at the end of this post
General points-of-reference
Optical illusions, magic, puppetry…plus other influences include all of the usual suspects, plus music videos, short films, etc, including: this book, this video, of course this group, this video, this one is equally cheesy, these projects, this studio (of course), fractals, ths photographer, these guys, this image is jerky and pixellates badly but a nice idea, you’ll regret this image, this guy, etc etc. (If you’re interested in my influences, check out my delicious stream, or head to Ruairi’s blog at interactivearchitectrue.org)
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Gorgeous as always! go on boy!