Amadels

Did anyone notice the cellphone piece on CNN.com by Zack Arias? Personally, I prefer Jason’s piece from last week though.

Fairy Tales - Project 1 Pitch

I’m home sick today, so I taped my pitch.  Enjoy.

For assignment #4 I decided to take photos of everyday objects made from the bodies of animals. 

I live in a small town in the Alps where a historic reliance on the meat, fur, skin and bones of animals has contributed deeply to the local aesthetic. I tried to display the pervasiveness of animal ‘flesh and bones’ by showing a range of manifestations-  from practical, to edible, to decorative.

For my ‘soundtrack’ I chose to recite some excerpts from a poem titled “The Bear” by Galway Kinnell. The poem details an exhausting several-day pursuit of a bear by an Eskimo hunter. As he tirelessly stalks the bear, the hunter begins living off of bear blood and excrement, and when he finally reaches his prey, he opens up the bear and crawls inside him to hide from the cold. I appreciate the mood and rawness of this poem, and think that the way in which the world of the hunter and hunted collide relates to the theme of my photo montage. I included some windy wintery sounds to add to the ambiance.

Project 1 pitch - Alain Ibrahim

I have recently been examining the structures in our universe and started coming across some parallels. My goal in this project is to present one set of parallels that will cause the viewer to question what we already know about the world. 

Here is what I am envisioning:

Scenario A: Blood cell in human being, travels through blood streams, reaches major organs such as heart and brain. The blood cell gives oxygen to supports a human’s life.

Scenario B: Human being in car, travels through roads and highways, reaches majors cities. The human being works and supports……?

Assignment 4

Yan SU’s Assignment III

Interview With A Foreigner in Geneva

Geneva has a large foreign population (>40%). Some of the foreigners are transient and some of them are settled. I’m always curious to know what drives them to stay in this town.

Assignment 3: I Still Consider Myself A Skater