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Experiment 1

EXPERIMENT 1 

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Experiment 1: Words that can alleviate stress

For my first experiment I wanted to play on the words that could promote relief and erase stress. With this idea in mind, I wanted to have a theme for these words.

My next process of thought was using the calendar as my theme/topic for erasure. A calendar is a perfect representation of organised stress. It both can relieve stress, whilst also scaring it’s owner.

I wanted my chosen words to disregard/erase the calendar all together, with all the responsibilities and obligations it held.

List of words:

Not applicable

Cancelled

Eliminated

Eradicated

Terminated

Disregard

Alleviated

Abated

Completed

Success

Accomplished

Unrestrained

Freedom

Bypassed

For example of these words providing relief, imagine if you hold a deadline for a project and you have all these other chores that need to be done, that make up one massive obstacle obstructing your way of completing this project that is so important. Now imagine, if someone told you these chores were no longer. Now closely imagine the feeling you would have of all this pressure alleviated off your shoulders. This is what I want these words to be used for. Although, these words in different context could cause stress, in regards to workload and responsibilities within a calendar, these words serve for the meaning of creating less stress.

In opposition to this idea, I thought about how symbols can automatically come with expectation. For example, eviction notices are identifiable by their red bold “Eviction” titles and placement upon the door’s surface. I thought about how these ideas could collaborate with each other and the effectiveness of tricking the viewer into thinking that they have an urgent matter within their calendar to attend to, however, it would be quite the contrary. The way these words would be presented would stimulate stress, however offer sweet relief once read into further.

To elaborate on this idea I wanted to do this for each month of the calendar, utilising different words. I thought about how I could lay this out and then came to the conclusion that it could be effective to do it in a yearly format that would showcase all 12 months.

RESEARCH EXPERIMENT: Perception

Ive decided two things: 1. I want my work to be about challenging perception   2. I want it to be about the environment

I went to the White Rabbit Gallery and the video work Dragon Eyes by Xu Bing I thought had a really interesting take on perception. The artist collected surveillance footage and overplayed it with audio of a narrator relaying a fictional story. I liked how the audio subverted the visuals and challenged the audiences perception on what they were seeing.