Hector Pelliccioni

12. Viral Intervention: Final Artifact

Explanation: Showing the group aspect of this project, we gathered pieces from the individual pajamas we wore during our performance and a heart to represent our unity. By displaying these artifacts folded over my chair, and positioning these next to what seems like a closet’s door, we simulated a domestic situation within the class’s exhibition. The purpose for this was to create a humble scene (that of clothes being folded inside a household) amongst the grand presentations of our peer’s projects, while theirs displayed the uniqueness of their ideas and invited the audience to actively engage with them, ours was meant to exist for its own sake, a common situation familiar to us all and one which did not need recognition.

Explanation: Setting ourselves to bring humility to formal spaces, we used our attire to display modesty, a heart to spread love and ourselves to bring humanity into the equation. This humanity being what interested me the most about our performance, with no expectation for behavior and being the center of attention (ironically) disagreements arose. Was it humble to stand out in such a way? Were we humbling our environment or in a weird way were we being humbled ourselves? I personally try to be aware of how others perceive me, so being forced to go through what was to me an extremely embarrassing experience I came out of it feeling less worried about other’s perception. The people passing by did look at me and judged me for how I dressed (and how we were behaving in these formal environments) but in the end there were no material consequences, I was fine. So my conclusion is that we didn’t really change the spaces we entered, instead we became affected by them; I feel less worried about other’s view of me and feel more confident in my own skin.

Title: Viral Intervention Process

Title: Final video backup plan

Medium: Computer software (Paint.net, powerpoint, and MS paint).

My hope is that by providing people with an anonymous medium through which they can express their inner thoughts (A symbol encouraging discourse), we can obtain a clearer picture of the inner workings of the “anxious population” we mention in the group’s sentence; by lending the power to them (though the use of a marker) we can get a better idea of the level of “humility” or “pride” that strikes the FIU population (by observing the character displayed by the writing or drawing done in the symbols we made). My source of inspiration was Rorschach tests, graffiti tags and protests (methods used to manifest thoughts individually and collectively). The intended audience of this proposal in the FIU population, and the best venue to reach them would be a public space like the Graham Center or the Green Library.

Title: sentence memes

Explanation: A population stricken by a deep desire for approval will hide their pride in an effort to feign virtue. Yet this desire in itself is the force which oppresses their soul, subjugated by external opinions and crushed under the weight of their own ego they will only find anxiety waiting for them. Their freedom doesn't lie in changing their shape to suit the eyes of others or in achieving the unrealistic expectations they hold their self to, the liberation of their souls from the struggle of societal expectations lays in the true unleashing, of their vain desires. Once we accept ourselves as flawed humans, and accept the fact that everyone else is just as flawed, we will truly recognize the chains tying us to empty earthly ambitions and take a step towards our liberation from the anxiety we suffer from.

18. Readymade Color: In the World

explanation: Through the use of natural elements, I defied the purpose of what once was a human tool meant to protect from nature. The scarf being displayed was once a very useful item held in very good regard, now that time has passed and the elements it once protected against overpowered it, the original color is lost, replaced by the scent nature left, and the tint of its murderer (raspberries). Still time passed and that tint was lost too, yet as can be seen in the final picture while wounds might heal there are always scars left, while not as visible they still remain.

Material: raspberry, blender, bleach, scarf, brush.

Materials: phone, scarf, me.

Materials: Phone, environment, batman monument, and me

Title: Color Approaches/Materials