REVEAL
“Slow design reveals experiences in everyday life that are often missed or forgotten,
including the materials and processes that can be easily overlooked in an artifact’s
existence or creation.” Boundary functions illuminates the boundaries, the barriers that are constantly placed between human beings by structure both created by human beings and that exist from forms of human beings but no longer are directly affected by the individual experiencing the boundary; governments, societal structures, culturally appropriate behavior etc. We exist in a world where not only are their national boundaries, invisible lines that divide up land masses and hold great weight in the geo-political and national political spheres, but there are boundaries in the basic structure of how we live; the apartment building is divided by floor, number and door. Boundary functions illuminates these divides and begs the participant to further examine these boundaries outside of the piece by creating the boundaries within it. One person involved in the piece creates no lines, but subsequently as each body is added another division is drawn.
including the materials and processes that can be easily overlooked in an artifact’s
existence or creation.” Boundary functions illuminates the boundaries, the barriers that are constantly placed between human beings by structure both created by human beings and that exist from forms of human beings but no longer are directly affected by the individual experiencing the boundary; governments, societal structures, culturally appropriate behavior etc. We exist in a world where not only are their national boundaries, invisible lines that divide up land masses and hold great weight in the geo-political and national political spheres, but there are boundaries in the basic structure of how we live; the apartment building is divided by floor, number and door. Boundary functions illuminates these divides and begs the participant to further examine these boundaries outside of the piece by creating the boundaries within it. One person involved in the piece creates no lines, but subsequently as each body is added another division is drawn.
EXPAND
“Design is not only about the spatial or physical form of objects, but the form of interactions that take place – and occupy time – in people’s relations with and through [them].” In Scott Snibbe’s Boundary Functions this exact question of the interaction between space, object, and human is addressed in a historical explorative technological manner. Boundary Functions uses the human as the instrument of change within the piece, altering the linear divisions that are made on the interactive projection based on the number of people that are on the mat. This literal interpretation of human involvement is extremely important in a growing field of communal and interactive art because it does set a precedent for other pieces to directly use the human as a part of the piece, not an onlooker or examiner.
SYMPHONIE CINÉTIQUE — THE POETRY OF MOTION, 2013, MAde
Reflect
Slow Design artifacts/environments/experiences induce contemplation and what
slowLab has coined ‘reflective consumption.’ In the Poetry of Motion there is not even a question of the maturity of the contemplative nature of the piece, it is in all essences made for contemplation. As I see it activity in this piece would distract from the harmony that the designers tried to achieve. The piece’s contemplative nature is derived from three areas: the mechanical, the musical, and the harmony. The mechanisms and actual physical layout of the piece inspire contemplation in terms of the skill and craftsmanship that went into the programming and design of this beautiful installation. The music requires reflection in its composition individually, and then as with the technological aspect of the piece in relation to the design. This third level of contemplation is the deepest because it relies on a very rigorous and thoughtful study of the mechanical and musical element seperately and then in conjunction.
slowLab has coined ‘reflective consumption.’ In the Poetry of Motion there is not even a question of the maturity of the contemplative nature of the piece, it is in all essences made for contemplation. As I see it activity in this piece would distract from the harmony that the designers tried to achieve. The piece’s contemplative nature is derived from three areas: the mechanical, the musical, and the harmony. The mechanisms and actual physical layout of the piece inspire contemplation in terms of the skill and craftsmanship that went into the programming and design of this beautiful installation. The music requires reflection in its composition individually, and then as with the technological aspect of the piece in relation to the design. This third level of contemplation is the deepest because it relies on a very rigorous and thoughtful study of the mechanical and musical element seperately and then in conjunction.
Evolve
Slow Design recognizes that richer experiences can emerge from the dynamic
maturation of artifacts, environments and systems over time. Looking beyond the needs
and circumstances of the present day, slow designs are (behavioural) change agents. The Poetry of Motion inspires a collectivist attitude towards instillation works, while already in existance, the furthering of that concept is vital to a progression in the art/design world. The piece itself can stand as artifact to the technological innovations of the design world and as artifact to the fact that designers are reaching out to other artists (musicians) who are rarely collaborative with designers. The melding of two very seperate schools of thought is testament to a blending of skills that is happening in this age.
maturation of artifacts, environments and systems over time. Looking beyond the needs
and circumstances of the present day, slow designs are (behavioural) change agents. The Poetry of Motion inspires a collectivist attitude towards instillation works, while already in existance, the furthering of that concept is vital to a progression in the art/design world. The piece itself can stand as artifact to the technological innovations of the design world and as artifact to the fact that designers are reaching out to other artists (musicians) who are rarely collaborative with designers. The melding of two very seperate schools of thought is testament to a blending of skills that is happening in this age.